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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 10, Set Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advice did E. L. Doctorow have about writing?
(a) "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."
(b) "Writing makes me paranoid. I don't recommend it."
(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."

3. How did Anne feel after the basketball game?
(a) Depressed and hungry.
(b) Like she could write all day.
(c) Thankful for what she and her son had.
(d) Joyful.

4. According to Anne, what is the way to "nail" a character?
(a) Set design.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Hammers.
(d) Plot.

5. What movie line does Anne suggest as a good one to tape to the wall of your office?
(a) "Jeremiah was a bullfrog."
(b) "Hey - lighten up, Francis."
(c) "From sun up to sun down I am the best writer in town."
(d) "Climb every mountain."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say can reveal a character better than pages of description?

2. What does Alice Adams' ABDCE formula stand for, in writing a short story?

3. What is Anne's first suggestion about writing dialogue?

4. What is Anne's third suggestion about putting together good dialogue?

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

(see the answer key)

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