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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Help Along the Way, Section 1, Index Cards.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anne tell her students to start with their writing?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Poems.
(d) A near-death experience.

2. What advice did Anne's father give her brother when he was overwhelmed at writing a report on birds?
(a) "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."
(b) "Take pictures of the birds in Bolinas."
(c) "Only write about California birds this time."
(d) "Woody Woodpecker is a great bird to write about."

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

4. What does Alice Adams' ABDCE formula stand for, in writing a short story?
(a) Action, Background, Development, Climax, and Ending.
(b) Action, Background, Characters, Drama, and Ending.
(c) Asides, Background, Drama, Characters, and Encoding.
(d) Alice's Books Do Create Excitement.

5. What did Anne use to entertain her son, Sam, while he was in the emergency room?
(a) Readings from her favorite book.
(b) Finger puppets.
(c) Index cards and tongue depressors.
(d) A stethoscope.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Anne start writing?

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

3. What does the title, False Starts, mean?

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

5. If we do not have our broccoli to help us write, what guides us?

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