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

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

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

4. 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) Put two people who have lots in common together for teatime.
(c) Dialogue emerges entirely from the plot. Listen to the plot.
(d) Insert clever dialogue whenever possible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Anne, when did we hear and listen to our intuition?

5. How else does Anne say you might you know you are done?

(see the answer key)

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