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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 8, Plot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anne tells her students they can use paranoia as wonderful material, and then recites a poem. Who is the author of the poem?
(a) C. S. Lewis.
(b) Buster Brown.
(c) She is.
(d) Phillip Lopate.

2. How does Anne define perfectionism?
(a) An abundantly jealous form of writing.
(b) The only way to write.
(c) A mean, frozen form of idealism.
(d) Chewing gum will relieve it.

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

4. What does Anne say perfectionism will block?
(a) The heart, mind, and spirit.
(b) Radio station KFKD and the distracting voices.
(c) Flow, form, and set design.
(d) Inventiveness, playfulness, and life force.

5. How does Anne define clutter?
(a) Something to be swept under the rug.
(b) Easier to deal with if you put in specific piles.
(c) Makes her hold her breath.
(d) Wonderfully fertile ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anne's comment on messes?

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

3. How does Anne describe the Polaroid?

4. What is the way to hold a reader's attention?

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

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