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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne say that there is ecstasy in?
(a) Paying attention.
(b) Compassionate detachment.
(c) Ripples in the water.
(d) Wine and chocolate.

2. When talking with a subject expert about kitchens, what are good questions to ask about the kitchen?
(a) How best to keep stainless steel appliances clean.
(b) What were the sights and sounds like?
(c) What were the smells and stains like?
(d) What were the sights, sounds, and smells like?

3. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, who was the self-proclaimed "cool man?"
(a) The referee of the basketball game.
(b) A boy against a fence.
(c) A tall African American man.
(d) Sam.

4. How did Anne feel after the basketball game?
(a) Like she could write all day.
(b) Thankful for what she and her son had.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Depressed and hungry.

5. When Anne is participating in the school lunch writing assignment, what does she say about hers?
(a) Her father always made the perfect sandwiches.
(b) It was really about opening our insides in front of everyone. Just like writing.
(c) Homemade bread was something to be proud of.
(d) All the kids wanted to trade for her tuna salad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say writers want to happen to a reader as they read about a character?

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

3. What does Anne say good writing is about?

4. What does the image of putting an octopus to bed describe?

5. When a character takes on a characteristic that you have no good experience in, what should you do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne say perfectionism affects writing?

2. Where does Anne find out something about false starts?

3. With every work there will always be more that you could have done. What does Anne warn us against with this thought?

4. How did Anne's article on the Special Olympics start off? How did it turn out?

5. According to Anne, how are we able to see the underlying essence of a person?

6. According to Anne, how does knowledge of a character develop?

7. How does Anne suggest we can free ourselves from perfectionism?

8. Alice Adams suggests the ABDCE formula for writing a short story. How can formulas be a great way to get us started?

9. At some point you may need to design a set for your characters that you know nothing about. What avenues does Anne suggest taking to gain the knowledge you need?

10. How does the one-inch picture frame on Anne's desk put her in the mind to write a short assignment?

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