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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 was Anne writing about when she contacted an expert to help her with the set design?
(a) A Special Olympics race.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A garden.
(d) A vegetable medley.

2. What was Vonnegut's comment on writing?
(a) When I write, I shoot for the stars and end up somewhere on the moon.
(b) I write with crayons, it is prettier.
(c) Writing is an extension of the soul onto a blank canvas in sheer poetic movements.
(d) When I write, I feel like an armless legless man with a crayon in his mouth.

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

4. What is Anne's response when her students ask her for the best writing advice?
(a) She tells them to meditate.
(b) She picks up a piece of paper and pantomimes writing on it.
(c) She twirls a flower in the air.
(d) She quotes a Buddhist disciple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ethan Canin's idea of the most valuable thing about writing?

2. Where did Anne's father teach his class?

3. What image does Anne use to help her gather dialog for characters?

4. What is the basic formula for drama?

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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