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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. Ten days before Pammy died, she went shopping with Anne. On this excursion Anne figured out what Pammy's essence was. What was it?
(a) It was about how well she wrote checks.
(b) It was about who she was, not her clothes.
(c) It was about her checks and her clothes.
(d) It was about who she was, not what she could do with her hands.

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

3. What is Ethan Canin's idea of the most valuable thing about writing?
(a) A strong plot.
(b) Using a sanserif font.
(c) A likeable narrator.
(d) Good dialog.

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

5. A moral position is not a message, but what is it according to Anne?
(a) Something to spend a couple of paragraphs on in your book.
(b) Wishful thinking.
(c) A passionate caring inside you.
(d) Something you need to make sure everyone believes, or you shouldn't associate with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did we lose access to our broccoli?

2. What can yield strange characters lurking in the shadows, according to Anne?

3. Who are the two authors that Anne says have written well about plot?

4. Where did Anne get the idea to use broccoli as her intuition?

5. Instead of writing towards a plot, what does Anne suggest?

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