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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) She is.
(b) Buster Brown.
(c) Phillip Lopate.
(d) C. S. Lewis.

2. When Anne showed up at the Special Olympics to write an article, did she know what she was going to write?
(a) Yes, about a girl on crutches.
(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) No, she was not even very interested.

3. What magazine did Anne write food reviews for, before it folded?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Pots and Pans.
(c) California.
(d) Food News Review.

4. Where does Anne tell her students to start with their writing?
(a) A near-death experience.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Poems.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is at least half the battle Anne faces in her daily writing?

2. What is Anne's comment on messes?

3. Who are the two authors that Anne says have written well about plot?

4. How does Anne define clutter?

5. What is the basic formula for drama?

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