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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 4, Perfectionism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anne's first useful concept about?
(a) Ergonomic keyboards.
(b) Short assignments.
(c) Sharp pencils.
(d) Having lots of wine and chocolate around.

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

3. What did Anne's father tell his students to read?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) All the great books and plays they could get their hands on.
(c) A few poems and hardback books.
(d) Only Thurber.

4. What is a recurring problem that Anne sees in her students?
(a) They do not have good agents.
(b) They are bad spellers.
(c) They really want to be published, and kind of want to write.
(d) They are too busy writing to listen to her class.

5. What was Vonnegut's comment on writing?
(a) Writing is an extension of the soul onto a blank canvas in sheer poetic movements.
(b) When I write, I shoot for the stars and end up somewhere on the moon.
(c) When I write, I feel like an armless legless man with a crayon in his mouth.
(d) I write with crayons, it is prettier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne tell her students the reason to write is?

2. How does Anne define perfectionism?

3. At what age did Anne start writing?

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

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

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