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

2. What does Anne say good writing is about?
(a) Outlines, plots, and themes.
(b) Spelling everything correctly.
(c) Telling the truth.
(d) Dialect.

3. In Anne's opinion, who writes bad first drafts?
(a) Reporters.
(b) The birds.
(c) She does.
(d) All good writers.

4. What is the basic formula for drama?
(a) There is no formula, drama naturally occurs.
(b) Setup, switch, sendoff.
(c) Setup, buildup, payoff.
(d) Buildup, payoff, setup.

5. How does Anne tell her students to train the unconscious to kick in?
(a) Phone an off-putting friend, that will get your creative juices going.
(b) Listen to classical music.
(c) Drink wine and eat chocolate, then write.
(d) Sit down to write at approximately the same time every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anne describe writing for herself and most other writers she knows?

2. What is Anne's comment on messes?

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

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

5. How does Anne describe the Polaroid?

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