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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. How does a writer end up with a good second draft or a terrific third draft?
(a) By getting a good agent.
(b) By drinking lots of wine.
(c) By hiring an excellent editor.
(d) By writing a bad first draft.

2. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, what was Anne's finished article about?
(a) Tragedy transfromed to joy and sheer effort.
(b) The girl on crutches.
(c) The "cool man" game.
(d) The runners.

3. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?
(a) A Polaroid of three of the athletes.
(b) The girl on crutches.
(c) The cool man.
(d) Her lunch.

4. What is at least half the battle Anne faces in her daily writing?
(a) Quieting the critical voices.
(b) Writing a bad first draft.
(c) All the characters talking at one time.
(d) Having enough paper in the printer.

5. What is Anne's response to her students question about knowing when they are done?
(a) When the octopus is snoring.
(b) When characters evolve.
(c) When Dr. Suess eats the broccoli.
(d) "You just do."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Anne, what is the way to "nail" a character?

3. When you start think there is one more thing you could do, what should you remind yourself?

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

5. Why did we lose access to our broccoli?

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