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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 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) All self-doubt is erased and you get a new home.
(d) There is no myth of publication, it really is a joyous event.

2. If we do not have our broccoli to help us write, what guides us?
(a) The set design.
(b) The one-inch picture frame.
(c) The plot treatment.
(d) Our rational mind.

3. What does Anne suggest you do when your mind starts to wander again and again?
(a) Blast heavy-metal music again.
(b) Call a friend again.
(c) Take another nap.
(d) Gently bring your mind back to your work.

4. What is libel?
(a) Making untrue accusations.
(b) Defamation by written or printed word.
(c) It is the liberty within us all.
(d) What you can sue the papers for and get lots of money.

5. What joy has Anne found in publication?
(a) Knowing that she is doing what she loves best.
(b) Realizing that work is over and she can move on now.
(c) Knowing that more book offers are on the way.
(d) The money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose work does Anne love to read when it comes out, but regrets that her students start writing like that author?

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

3. What are two good reasons cited by Anne for calling around?

4. What does Anne determine needs to be at the center of your stories?

5. What does the fourteenth Dalai Lama claim to be his religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some reasons that students attend Anne's writing classes?

2. Why does Anne suggest writing a letter when you have run out of ideas of what to do next?

3. How does Anne say someone reading your material can help you?

4. What is the main reason Anne's students want to write?

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

6. Why does writing matter, according to Anne?

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

8. What has Anne found to be the best ways of dealing with station KFKD?

9. According to Anne, how can having a writing group affect you and your work as a writer?

10. Why do Anne students sometimes take on the voice of popular writers?

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