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
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 170 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is Anne's father's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Hippie.
(c) Real Estate Agent.
(d) Librarian.

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

3. What does Anne tell her students the reason to write is?
(a) To get noticed and make lots of money.
(b) To find a good agent.
(c) To create books.
(d) To get published.

4. How does Anne describe writing for herself and most other writers she knows?
(a) Dewy and thrilled.
(b) Rapturous.
(c) Not rapturous.
(d) Elegant.

5. Where did Anne's father teach his class?
(a) On the street to hippies.
(b) Elementary school to children.
(c) San Quentin to the prisoners.
(d) The local community college to kids.

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 does Anne say you have to get over, or you will not go far in your writing?

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

4. Why does Anne write?

5. What magazine did Anne write food reviews for, before it folded?

(see the answer key)

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