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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Section 4, Publication.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anne's therapist tell her jealousy was?
(a) A secondary emotion from feeling excluded and deprived.
(b) An emotion that can irritate her ulcers.
(c) An emotion that can tear apart friends.
(d) An emotion to be ignored and forgotten.

2. What is on Anne's desk that reminds her of short assignments?
(a) A one-inch picture frame.
(b) A pair of shorts.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A short stubby pencil.

3. What does the image of putting an octopus to bed describe?
(a) Making all the voices quiet.
(b) Exactly what it says, putting an octopus to bed.
(c) Putting the nursing home residents to bed.
(d) Solving problems in a final draft.

4. How does Anne suggest you should expect someone to review your work?
(a) In both a gentle and harsh way.
(b) With a big red crayon.
(c) In a harsh and savage way.
(d) In a gentle and encouraging way.

5. What is the way to hold a reader's attention?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Drama.
(c) Good plots.
(d) Pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What joy has Anne found in publication?

2. What did Annie Dillard say about writing?

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

4. Where does Anne say a moral position begins?

5. What does Anne believe drives a writer's work?

(see the answer key)

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