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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 entertain us every step of the way.
(b) A good plot line.
(c) For them to be reliable.
(d) For them to manipulate us.

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

3. What does Anne suggest feedback from someone close to you yields?
(a) Mindless suggestions and a loss of friends.
(b) Confidence and time to improve the work.
(c) Better plots and newer characters.
(d) A headache and ulcer.

4. As a writer, what is very hard for Anne to take?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Dialog in dialect.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Suggestions on new characters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 2, what does Anne say writing is about?

2. What does Anne's friend tell her that we and our characters have to work within?

3. How does Anne suggest you should expect someone to review your work?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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