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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. What kind of feedback do the two people that read Anne's drafts give her?
(a) How to make her story funnier, stronger, more interesting, and less tedious.
(b) How to make her story less tedious and in funnier dialect.
(c) How to make her story into a blockbuster movie.
(d) How to make her story more interesting and publication ready.

2. Where has Anne found some of the best letter writing?
(a) Letters from children detailing an event in their childhood.
(b) Letters from people in World War One.
(c) Letters from people wanting to tell their children about their childhoods.
(d) Letters written by people in love.

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

4. What did Annie Dillard say about writing?
(a) Take it bird by bird.
(b) Be conscious of how much you have to give, and save up for furture projects.
(c) You should never write when you are upset.
(d) You have to give the work before you your best, not saving up for a later project.

5. According to Anne, when did we hear and listen to our intuition?
(a) As teenagers.
(b) At age 20.
(c) As adults.
(d) As children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What constructive way does Anne suggest a writer deal with jealousy?

2. What ultimately helped Anne overcome her jealousy?

3. How does plot fall together?

4. What did Anne and her friend Carpenter do for each other on the day they both had books out?

5. The school lunches writing assignment combines which two pieces of writing advice from Anne?

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