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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Anne's third suggestion about putting together good dialogue?

5. According to Anne, what is one thing that can make a book very tiring to read?

(see the answer key)

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