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

2. When a character takes on a characteristic that you have no good experience in, what should you do?
(a) Look at your plot, it will tell you what to write.
(b) Google the characteristic, everything online is true.
(c) Contact someone who has this life experience.
(d) Wing it, the readers will not know.

3. What is the basic formula for drama?
(a) Setup, buildup, payoff.
(b) Setup, switch, sendoff.
(c) There is no formula, drama naturally occurs.
(d) Buildup, payoff, setup.

4. What does the one-inch picture frame remind her of?
(a) That she only has to write one inch of words that day.
(b) All she has to do is write as much as she can see through the one-inch picture frame.
(c) How she is too old for orthodontia.
(d) How big her mole is getting.

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) "Climb every mountain."
(c) "From sun up to sun down I am the best writer in town."
(d) "Hey - lighten up, Francis."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Anne writing about when she contacted an expert to help her with the set design?

2. How does Anne describe the Polaroid?

3. What advice did Anne's father give her brother when he was overwhelmed at writing a report on birds?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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