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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. After a half hour of writing, how much material was generated from the school lunch assignment?
(a) Too much for Anne and some of the people in class, it threatened to immoblize them.
(b) The perfect amount for a short story.
(c) Enough to write two or three books.
(d) None, her students did not eat lunch.

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

3. What do we want out of important characters, such as a narrator?
(a) For them to be reliable.
(b) For them to manipulate us.
(c) A good plot line.
(d) For them to entertain us every step of the way.

4. How does knowledge of your characters emerge, according to Anne?
(a) Like a sunrise, full of beauty and splendor.
(b) Characters come after you finish a good outline.
(c) Like a Polaroid, it takes time to know them.
(d) Quickly and easily.

5. When Anne showed up at the Special Olympics to write an article, did she know what she was going to write?
(a) Yes, about a girl on crutches.
(b) Yes, she was going to write a food review about the hot dogs there.
(c) No, she was not even very interested.
(d) She had no idea of what the finished article would be.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Anne feel after the basketball game?

2. What was Vonnegut's comment on writing?

3. What is a plot treatment?

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

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

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