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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. 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 runners.
(d) The "cool man" game.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is at least half the battle Anne faces in her daily writing?

5. In Anne's opinion, who writes bad first drafts?

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