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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Section 4, Someone to Read Your Drafts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do we want out of important characters, such as a narrator?
(a) For them to be reliable.
(b) For them to entertain us every step of the way.
(c) For them to manipulate us.
(d) A good plot line.

2. Paying attention is a powerful antidote for what?
(a) A hangover.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Sleepless nights.
(d) The rational mind.

3. How does knowledge of your characters emerge, according to Anne?
(a) Like a Polaroid, it takes time to know them.
(b) Quickly and easily.
(c) Characters come after you finish a good outline.
(d) Like a sunrise, full of beauty and splendor.

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

5. What two qualities are needed to communicate effectively according to Anne?
(a) Respect and agressiveness.
(b) Respect and compassion.
(c) Good penmanship and excellent dialect.
(d) Compassion and high morals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anne suggest finding a partner to read your work?

2. As a writer, what is very hard for Anne to take?

3. What does Anne say must first happen before we can recognize others for who they are?

4. What does Anne say writers want to happen to a reader as they read about a character?

5. When will you know your characters, according to Anne?

(see the answer key)

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