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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. What is Anne's third suggestion about putting together good dialogue?
(a) Put two people, who would never want to be together, in a close situation. They will have lots to say.
(b) Insert clever dialogue whenever possible.
(c) Put two people who have lots in common together for teatime.
(d) Dialogue emerges entirely from the plot. Listen to the plot.

2. When you start think there is one more thing you could do, what should you remind yourself?
(a) The octopus is snoring, time to move on.
(b) Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.
(c) Your characters have evolved, time to move on.
(d) Dr. Suess refuses to eat the broccoli.

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) Dialogue is not a needed break from all the writing.
(d) Your characters should always speak in dialect.

4. According to Anne, when did we hear and listen to our intuition?
(a) As teenagers.
(b) As adults.
(c) At age 20.
(d) As children.

5. What advice does Anne's hypnotist give her about the negative voices?
(a) Imagine they are dogs snarling at you and yell at them.
(b) Pretend you are on a TV talkshow.
(c) Listen to the voices and do exactly what each one says.
(d) Imagine they are mice, pick them up, and drop them in a mason jar with a lid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anne describe writing for herself and most other writers she knows?

2. When Anne showed up at the Special Olympics to write an article, did she know what she was going to write?

3. Why did we lose access to our broccoli?

4. What is the question Anne's students always ask?

5. What image does Anne use to help her gather dialog for characters?

(see the answer key)

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