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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The school lunches writing assignment combines which two pieces of writing advice from Anne?

5. What two qualities are needed to communicate effectively according to Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Anne find out something about false starts?

2. How does Anne say perfectionism affects writing?

3. How does Anne state dialogue affects a reader?

4. According to Anne, how does knowledge of a character develop?

5. How does Anne suggest writing about school lunches be beneficial for a writer?

6. What does Anne suggest can help when you sit down to write dialogue?

7. How did Anne's article on the Special Olympics start off? How did it turn out?

8. How did Anne accomplish a very believable gardener in her novel, when she cannot even keep a houseplant alive?

9. How did having a mother and father who read, and a father who was a writer, affect Anne's life?

10. In Part 1, Section 12, Plot Treatment, Anne had been working on a book for over two years that still was not acceptable to her editor. How does she describe the plot treatment she wrote, which was accepted by her editor, and gained her the last of her advance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is publication so important so some writers? Do you think these people will ever see writing its own reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy is considered the most difficult voice on KFKD to overcome. Anne is extremely jealous of a writer friend. Anne's therapist tells her that jealousy is a secondary emotion stemming from feeling excluded and deprived, and, if she works on these two emotions, she could break through the jealousy. How do you see Anne being excluded or deprived in her childhood? Do you agree with Anne's therapist's diagnosis? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Anne likens the process of writing a first draft to a Polaroid picture developing. Compare and contrast the two.

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