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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 does Anne's hypnotist give her about the negative voices?
(a) Pretend you are on a TV talkshow.
(b) Listen to the voices and do exactly what each one says.
(c) Imagine they are dogs snarling at you and yell at them.
(d) Imagine they are mice, pick them up, and drop them in a mason jar with a lid.

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) When I write, I feel like an armless legless man with a crayon in his mouth.
(c) I write with crayons, it is prettier.
(d) Writing is an extension of the soul onto a blank canvas in sheer poetic movements.

3. What is on Anne's desk that reminds her of short assignments?
(a) A one-inch picture frame.
(b) A pair of shorts.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A short stubby pencil.

4. When Anne is participating in the school lunch writing assignment, what does she say about hers?
(a) Her father always made the perfect sandwiches.
(b) It was really about opening our insides in front of everyone. Just like writing.
(c) Homemade bread was something to be proud of.
(d) All the kids wanted to trade for her tuna salad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne tell her students the reason to write is?

2. What is a recurring problem that Anne sees in her students?

3. What is Anne's response when her students ask her for the best writing advice?

4. How does a writer end up with a good second draft or a terrific third draft?

5. What do readers want to know about characters besides their superficial values?

(see the answer key)

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