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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a recurring problem that Anne sees in her students?
2. What does Anne say you have to get over, or you will not go far in your writing?
3. What are great language tools that explain the unknown in terms of the known to the reader?
4. What does the one-inch picture frame remind her of?
5. What does Anne say good writing is about?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Anne suggest we can free ourselves from perfectionism?
2. In Part 1, Section 12, Plot Treatment, Anne had been working on a book for over two years that still was not acceptable to her editor. How does she describe the plot treatment she wrote, which was accepted by her editor, and gained her the last of her advance?
3. When Anne's students tell her they do not know where to start, she tells them to start with their childhood. How is this helpful?
4. How did Anne's article on the Special Olympics start off? How did it turn out?
5. How did having a mother and father who read, and a father who was a writer, affect Anne's life?
6. Alice Adams suggests the ABDCE formula for writing a short story. How can formulas be a great way to get us started?
7. How does Anne warn against writing towards a climax or destination?
8. Plot is the main part of your story. How does the plot best grow organically, according to Anne?
9. How does Anne compare writing a first draft to watching a Polaroid develop?
10. Readers need a sense that an important character, such as a narrator, is reliable. How does Anne suggest that writers accomplish this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Short assignments and bad first drafts are the most helpful things Anne has to impart about writing. Pick either the short assignment or bad first draft, and explain the motivation, process, and outcome of the task.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast finding a writing partner to forming a reading group, and discuss the effectiveness of both.
Essay Topic 3
What is the moral point of view? Why should you put yourself at the center of your writing? Why should the truth be unfolded layer after layer, instead of like a one-liner on a bumper sticker?
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