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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a student is having difficulty writing, what does Anne ask them about?
(a) About the wire thingy on champagne bottles.
(b) How messy they were as a child.
(c) The current time and temperature.
(d) Their school lunches.

2. Anne tells her students they can use paranoia as wonderful material, and then recites a poem. Who is the author of the poem?
(a) Phillip Lopate.
(b) C. S. Lewis.
(c) She is.
(d) Buster Brown.

3. When Anne is participating in the school lunch writing assignment, what does she say about hers?
(a) It was really about opening our insides in front of everyone. Just like writing.
(b) Her father always made the perfect sandwiches.
(c) All the kids wanted to trade for her tuna salad.
(d) Homemade bread was something to be proud of.

4. How does Anne define clutter?
(a) Something to be swept under the rug.
(b) Wonderfully fertile ground.
(c) Makes her hold her breath.
(d) Easier to deal with if you put in specific piles.

5. Why does Anne write?
(a) Her father was a writer.
(b) She wants to and she is good at it.
(c) She is a good typist.
(d) She has read C. S. Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anne tell her students to train the unconscious to kick in?

2. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, what was Anne's finished article about?

3. How does Anne define perfectionism?

4. How does a writer end up with a good second draft or a terrific third draft?

5. In Anne's opinion, who writes bad first drafts?

(see the answer key)

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