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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Section 4, Publication.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Anne start writing?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Eleven.

2. What image does Anne use to help her gather dialog for characters?
(a) Hammers.
(b) Dr. Suess.
(c) One-inch picture frame.
(d) Broccoli.

3. Where did Anne get the idea to use broccoli as her intuition?
(a) Samuel Goldwyn.
(b) Mel Brooks.
(c) Dr. Suess.
(d) The fourteenth Dalai Lama.

4. According to Anne, what does being a writer guarantee?
(a) You will travel and meet many interesting people.
(b) You will spend too much time alone.
(c) You will get published and receive lots of money.
(d) You will become neurotic.

5. What are good ways to start writing groups?
(a) Ask people on the street and your family members.
(b) Put an ad on a bulletin board and ask people on the street.
(c) Put an ad in the newspaper and ask your family members.
(d) Ask people from class, or put an ad in the newpapers and on bulletin boards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one reason Anne wrote the book for her father?

3. In Anne's comments on the Gulf Stream, what is the straw a metaphor for?

4. What is publication like for Anne?

5. Why does Anne say we are to tell the truth and write in our own voice?

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