Bird by Bird Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 170 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bird by Bird Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Anne Lamott
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 4, Perfectionism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anne write?
(a) She has read C. S. Lewis.
(b) She wants to and she is good at it.
(c) She is a good typist.
(d) Her father was a writer.

2. What does Anne say you have to get over, or you will not go far in your writing?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Perfectionism.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Hypochondria.

3. What is on Anne's desk that reminds her of short assignments?
(a) A short stubby pencil.
(b) A one-inch picture frame.
(c) A pair of shorts.
(d) A ruler.

4. What is Anne's comment on messes?
(a) Messes should be kept to a minimum.
(b) They are an artist's true friend.
(c) Hire a housekeeper to clean up your messes.
(d) Messes do not say anything about who we are.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What movie line does Anne suggest as a good one to tape to the wall of your office?

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

4. What does Anne tell her students the reason to write is?

5. What does the one-inch picture frame remind her of?

(see the answer key)

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