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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 12, Plot Treatment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?
(a) Her lunch.
(b) The cool man.
(c) A Polaroid of three of the athletes.
(d) The girl on crutches.

2. Where did Anne's father teach his class?
(a) On the street to hippies.
(b) Elementary school to children.
(c) The local community college to kids.
(d) San Quentin to the prisoners.

3. What do readers want to know about characters besides their superficial values?
(a) What they eat.
(b) Their hair color.
(c) How they smell.
(d) Their essence.

4. What does Anne's friend tell her that we and our characters have to work within?
(a) A mason jar.
(b) An emotional acre.
(c) A one-inch picture frame.
(d) The stories of our life.

5. What is Anne's third suggestion about putting together good dialogue?
(a) Put two people who have lots in common together for teatime.
(b) Put two people, who would never want to be together, in a close situation. They will have lots to say.
(c) Insert clever dialogue whenever possible.
(d) Dialogue emerges entirely from the plot. Listen to the plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice did E. L. Doctorow have about writing?

2. Aside from talking to people, what are other ways to gather ideas for set design?

3. What is Ethan Canin's idea of the most valuable thing about writing?

4. What is Anne's father's occupation?

5. Anne's editor loved the characters in her book, but what was the problem with the book?

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