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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. In Anne's opinion, who writes bad first drafts?
(a) She does.
(b) Reporters.
(c) The birds.
(d) All good writers.

2. What do most of Anne's students assume about why well-respected writers's books turn out beautifully?
(a) They have outlined the plot.
(b) They analyze each character.
(c) They drink wine.
(d) They are subject matter experts.

3. How does Anne suggest finding a partner to read your work?
(a) Ask someone who is a best seller if they would like to work with you.
(b) Put an ad in the paper or on the bulletin board.
(c) Ask someone who rarely reads if they would read your work.
(d) Ask someone whose work you admire if they would like to work with you.

4. 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.

5. 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 who she was, not her clothes.
(b) It was about her checks and her clothes.
(c) It was about who she was, not what she could do with her hands.
(d) It was about how well she wrote checks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say has cosmic importance?

2. What movie line does Anne suggest as a good one to tape to the wall of your office?

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

4. What did Anne's therapist tell her jealousy was?

5. Where does Anne tell her students to start with their writing?

(see the answer key)

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