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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) The runners.
(b) The "cool man" game.
(c) Tragedy transfromed to joy and sheer effort.
(d) The girl on crutches.

2. What is Anne's second suggestion about writing dialogue?
(a) Dialogue is not a needed break from all the writing.
(b) Your characters should be identifiable by what they say.
(c) Your characters should never speak in dialect.
(d) Your characters should always speak in dialect.

3. When Anne showed up at the Special Olympics to write an article, did she know what she was going to write?
(a) She had no idea of what the finished article would be.
(b) No, she was not even very interested.
(c) Yes, she was going to write a food review about the hot dogs there.
(d) Yes, about a girl on crutches.

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

5. What advice does Anne's hypnotist give her about the negative voices?
(a) Pretend you are on a TV talkshow.
(b) Listen to the voices and do exactly what each one says.
(c) Imagine they are mice, pick them up, and drop them in a mason jar with a lid.
(d) Imagine they are dogs snarling at you and yell at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the image of putting an octopus to bed describe?

2. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?

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

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

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

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