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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Section 6, Writers Block.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Anne write at times when she is stuck?
(a) She writes in first person.
(b) As if she was dying tomorrow.
(c) As if she will live forever.
(d) She does not write at all, but goes to the beach instead.

2. Where did Anne get the idea to use broccoli as her intuition?
(a) Dr. Suess.
(b) The fourteenth Dalai Lama.
(c) Samuel Goldwyn.
(d) Mel Brooks.

3. From what assignment did Anne end up writing a letter to her son?
(a) Essay about San Francisco.
(b) Essay about baseball.
(c) Essay about being a life-long Giants fan.
(d) There was no assignment, she just wanted to write a letter to her son.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides calling around, what is another way to escape the isolation of writing?

2. What did Anne's therapist tell her jealousy was?

3. What is Anne's response to her students question about knowing when they are done?

4. What does Anne consider a most depressing experience?

5. What does Anne say that there is ecstasy in?

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