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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. Where did Anne's father teach his class?
(a) On the street to hippies.
(b) San Quentin to the prisoners.
(c) Elementary school to children.
(d) The local community college to kids.

2. What was the image from a medieval monk, Brother Lawerence, that helped Anne come to terms with the residents in the nursing home?
(a) We are all dust in the wind.
(b) Do not worry about tomorrow, today has enough worry for all.
(c) That we, like trees in the winter, have nothing to give, but are there to be loved unconditionally.
(d) Treat others as you would want to be treated.

3. When a student is having difficulty writing, what does Anne ask them about?
(a) The current time and temperature.
(b) How messy they were as a child.
(c) Their school lunches.
(d) About the wire thingy on champagne bottles.

4. What is at least half the battle Anne faces in her daily writing?
(a) Having enough paper in the printer.
(b) Quieting the critical voices.
(c) Writing a bad first draft.
(d) All the characters talking at one time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say good writing is about?

2. When talking with a subject expert about kitchens, what are good questions to ask about the kitchen?

3. What is Anne's response to her students question about knowing when they are done?

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

5. According to Anne, what is one thing that can make a book very tiring to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. In college, Anne found a community in which she might fit in. Why did she felt a sense of community in college?

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

3. How did having a mother and father who read, and a father who was a writer, affect Anne's life?

4. How does Anne suggest writing about school lunches be beneficial for a writer?

5. How does Anne state dialogue affects a reader?

6. What does Anne suggest doing with the feeling of paranoia?

7. What does a bad first draft provide a writer, according to Anne?

8. What was Natalie Goldberg's response when asked for the best possible writing advice she had to offer? How true is this advice?

9. How does Anne warn against writing towards a climax or destination?

10. How do you know when you are done, according to Anne?

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