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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 does Anne use index cards for?

2. Where does Anne say a moral position begins?

3. What does Anne sometimes use her index cards for?

4. If we do not have our broccoli to help us write, what guides us?

5. Secretly, why do some people attend Anne's writing class?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3, Help Along the Way, Section 1, Index Cards, Anne uses the index cards not only for notes, but in what other way?

2. How can breathing calmly affect you when KFKD is playing?

3. How did Anne's article about being a lifelong Giants fan originate?

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

5. How should a reviewer respond to your material, according to Anne?

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

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

8. Anne does not agree with the use of the word "block" in "writer's block." How does Anne describe this feeling?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Anne likens the process of writing a first draft to a Polaroid picture developing. Compare and contrast the two.

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