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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What advice did E. L. Doctorow have about writing?
(a) "Writing makes me paranoid. I don't recommend it."
(b) "Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."
(c) "Writing a novel is like taking a horse to water, but then he does not drink."
(d) "Writing a novel is like making dinner. If you do prep work, the cooking comes easy."

4. 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.

5. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?
(a) The girl on crutches.
(b) Her lunch.
(c) The cool man.
(d) A Polaroid of three of the athletes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say good writing is about?

2. What advice does Anne's hypnotist give her about the negative voices?

3. When Anne is participating in the school lunch writing assignment, what does she say about hers?

4. Where does Anne tell her students to start with their writing?

5. What does Anne say perfectionism will block?

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