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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Section 3, Broccoli.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Anne get the idea to use broccoli as her intuition?
(a) Samuel Goldwyn.
(b) Dr. Suess.
(c) The fourteenth Dalai Lama.
(d) Mel Brooks.

2. According to Anne, what is the way to "nail" a character?
(a) Set design.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Hammers.
(d) Plot.

3. What is Anne's second suggestion about writing dialogue?
(a) Your characters should be identifiable by what they say.
(b) Your characters should never speak in dialect.
(c) Your characters should always speak in dialect.
(d) Dialogue is not a needed break from all the writing.

4. What image does Anne use to help her gather dialog for characters?
(a) Hammers.
(b) Dr. Suess.
(c) One-inch picture frame.
(d) Broccoli.

5. In Anne's opinion, who writes bad first drafts?
(a) She does.
(b) All good writers.
(c) The birds.
(d) Reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How else does Anne say you might you know you are done?

2. How do you get your confidence and intuition back?

3. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?

4. According to Anne, what is one thing that can make a book very tiring to read?

5. What is Anne's first suggestion about writing dialogue?

(see the answer key)

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