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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. According to Anne, what is one thing that can make a book very tiring to read?
(a) Dr. Suess.
(b) Serif font.
(c) Dialogue written in dialect.
(d) Dialogue written without any dialect.

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

3. How does Anne describe the Polaroid?
(a) You are not supposed to know what the picture looks like until it finishes developing.
(b) Anybody can take a Polariod picture, as long as there is film in the camera.
(c) You point and shoot at what you think you want, but it does not always turn out as expected.
(d) Quick and easy, just like writing.

4. How did Anne feel after the basketball game?
(a) Like she could write all day.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Thankful for what she and her son had.
(d) Depressed and hungry.

5. How do you get your confidence and intuition back?
(a) By calling a friend.
(b) By exercising daily.
(c) By taking a writing class.
(d) By stopping the chattering of the rational mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Anne get the idea to use broccoli as her intuition?

2. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, what was Anne's finished article about?

3. What magazine did Anne write food reviews for, before it folded?

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

5. Where does the image of putting an octopus to bed come from?

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