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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 soothes and heals Anne when she is paranoid, jealous, or upset for any reason?

2. How does Anne wish she could write all the time?

3. Anne has written two books and a short story as presents. Who were they for?

4. What does Ms. Allende's writing style offer to the reader?

5. What does Anne consider a gift if you have it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Annie Dillard and Anne say about giving to your work?

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

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

4. Why does writing matter, according to Anne?

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

6. Anne states that writers strive to tell the truth. Can truth be told as a one-liner on a bumper sticker?

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

8. In Part 4, Section 4, Publication, Anne is humbled by two events. What were they?

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anne starts off the last chapter by again encouraging her students to write about their childhood. Why does she place so much emphasis on writing about your childhood? How did we look at the world when we were children? What do you have to gain emotionally from writing about your childhood? What do you have to gain for your future work?

Essay Topic 2

Ethan Canin says you should never write out of vengeance, while Anne says you should always write out of vengeance. These are two opposing ideas by two acclaimed writers. Who do you agree with and why?

Essay Topic 3

In Part 4, Publication and Other Reasons to Write, Section 1, Writing a Present, Toni Morrison is quoted as saying, "The function of freedom is to free someone else." How can writing free another person, such as the reader? In what ways does writing affect the writer?

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