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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 kind of feedback do the two people that read Anne's drafts give her?
(a) How to make her story into a blockbuster movie.
(b) How to make her story funnier, stronger, more interesting, and less tedious.
(c) How to make her story less tedious and in funnier dialect.
(d) How to make her story more interesting and publication ready.

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

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

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

5. What is Ethan Canin's idea of the most valuable thing about writing?
(a) Good dialog.
(b) A likeable narrator.
(c) Using a sanserif font.
(d) A strong plot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Anne say that there is ecstasy in?

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

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

5. What does Anne suggest feedback from someone close to you yields?

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