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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. As a writer, what is very hard for Anne to take?
2. When you are still, and breathing calmly, what can happen, according to Anne?
3. What is publication like for Anne?
4. What is the best way to quiet KFKD?
5. Where does Anne say a moral position begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Anne consider calling around work?
2. What are some reasons that students attend Anne's writing classes?
3. Anne states that writers strive to tell the truth. Can truth be told as a one-liner on a bumper sticker?
4. Why does Anne encourage her students to write out of vengeance, as long as they do it nicely?
5. How did Anne's article about being a lifelong Giants fan originate?
6. How does Anne say someone reading your material can help you?
7. What does Anne say is a major step is in relying on your own intuition?
8. What is the main reason Anne's students want to write?
9. In dealing with our characters, what is moral material, according to Anne?
10. In Part 4, Section 4, Publication, Anne is humbled by two events. What were they?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
According to Anne, radio station KFKD is the single greatest obstacle to a writer being able to hear their broccoli. Compare and contrast what plays out of the two speakers. Why do you think they are opposing thoughts?
Essay Topic 2
Anne likens the process of writing a first draft to a Polaroid picture developing. Compare and contrast the two.
Essay Topic 3
In Section 4, Part 2, Finding Your Voice Anne talks about how, in the beginning, her students will emulate the voice of other writers they admire. How does a writer find their true inner voice? Why can the truth of your experience only come through your own inner voice? What does it take to get to your truth, and what must happen with the damage inside you?
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