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

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

3. What is Anne's first suggestion about writing dialogue?
(a) Read your words out loud.
(b) Copy conversations you hear in public.
(c) Secretly record your friends talking and use their words exactly, without asking permission.
(d) Always write in dialect.

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

5. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, who was the self-proclaimed "cool man?"
(a) A tall African American man.
(b) The referee of the basketball game.
(c) Sam.
(d) A boy against a fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Anne feel after the basketball game?

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

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

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

5. How does a writer end up with a good second draft or a terrific third draft?

(see the answer key)

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