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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 12, Plot Treatment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a novel is like taking a horse to water, but then he does not drink."
(c) "Writing a novel is like making dinner. If you do prep work, the cooking comes easy."
(d) "Writing makes me paranoid. I don't recommend it."

2. What can yield strange characters lurking in the shadows, according to Anne?
(a) Working on a good plot line.
(b) Taking a short assignment and writing a bad first draft.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Eating school lunches.

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 get published.
(d) To create books.

4. What is a recurring problem that Anne sees in her students?
(a) They do not have good agents.
(b) They are too busy writing to listen to her class.
(c) They are bad spellers.
(d) They really want to be published, and kind of want to write.

5. How does Anne define perfectionism?
(a) A mean, frozen form of idealism.
(b) The only way to write.
(c) An abundantly jealous form of writing.
(d) Chewing gum will relieve it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Anne say perfectionism will block?

4. What was the image from a medieval monk, Brother Lawerence, that helped Anne come to terms with the residents in the nursing home?

5. How does knowledge of your characters emerge, according to Anne?

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