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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. How does Anne tell her students to train the unconscious to kick in?
(a) Phone an off-putting friend, that will get your creative juices going.
(b) Listen to classical music.
(c) Sit down to write at approximately the same time every day.
(d) Drink wine and eat chocolate, then write.

2. Where does plot grow from?
(a) A good topsoil.
(b) A good outline.
(c) A one-inch picture frame.
(d) Characters.

3. Aside from talking to people, what are other ways to gather ideas for set design?
(a) Going to visit and reading books about the set your are trying to design.
(b) Take a nap and dream about it, or watch a movie.
(c) You need only to look to the plot for your set design.
(d) Reading a book on the subject and then meditating.

4. How does a writer end up with a good second draft or a terrific third draft?
(a) By writing a bad first draft.
(b) By hiring an excellent editor.
(c) By getting a good agent.
(d) By drinking lots of wine.

5. How does Anne define clutter?
(a) Easier to deal with if you put in specific piles.
(b) Something to be swept under the rug.
(c) Makes her hold her breath.
(d) Wonderfully fertile ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anne's father tell his students to read?

2. What is Anne's father's occupation?

3. When a character takes on a characteristic that you have no good experience in, what should you do?

4. What is on Anne's desk that reminds her of short assignments?

5. When a student is having difficulty writing, what does Anne ask them about?

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