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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 state that financial success guarantees a writer?
(a) A more expensive set of problems.
(b) More paranoia.
(c) Adoring fans.
(d) Many book signings.

2. What constructive way does Anne suggest a writer deal with jealousy?
(a) Write down your feelings then crumple up the paper and throw it away.
(b) Use it as material in a book.
(c) Tell your therapist about the feelings.
(d) Simply forget about it and move on, because your turn is next.

3. According to Anne, what is publication not going to do for you?
(a) Help you get over your jealousy.
(b) Assist you in writing a screen play.
(c) Change your life.
(d) Make writing easier for the next novel.

4. What did Anne have after a full day of calling around?
(a) A description of how to train grapevines.
(b) A description of vineyards.
(c) A description of chardonnay wine.
(d) Nothing, no one had any material for her that was useful.

5. What is the myth of publication, according to Anne?
(a) It is a joyous event and all self-doubt is erased.
(b) It is a joyous event and your phone rings off the hook with kudos from friends.
(c) There is no myth of publication, it really is a joyous event.
(d) All self-doubt is erased and you get a new home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the wire that covers all champagne corks?

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

3. A moral position is not a message, but what is it according to Anne?

4. What does Anne state is the most degrading occupational hazard of being a writer?

5. What ultimately helped Anne overcome her jealousy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anne have index cards all over her house?

2. What does Anne state is the myth of publication?

3. What additional benefit results from Anne calling around in search for the name of the wire thing topping champagne bottles?

4. What are the two things that put Anne in the spirit to give?

5. Does Anne consider calling around work?

6. What does Anne say one's own broccoli can tell them?

7. Good things happen to bad writers, mainly, anyone who is not you. Why does this happen according to Anne?

8. Why does Anne encourage her students to write out of vengeance, as long as they do it nicely?

9. How does Anne suggest jealousy can be beneficial for a writer?

10. In Part 4, Publication and Other Reasons to Write, Section 1, Writing a Present, Anne describes bowling as life at its most immediate. What did she mean by this?

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