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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. Every writer needs discipline, but what is one way Anne suggests to give yourself a break and still be productive?

2. Before she sends copies to her editor or agent, who reads Anne's drafts for her?

3. Why does Anne say we are to tell the truth and write in our own voice?

4. According to Anne, what two things can teach you to give of yourself?

5. Why did Pammy's doctor tell Anne to watch Pammy carefully in her final days?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Anne say is a major step is in relying on your own intuition?

3. What are the two things that put Anne in the spirit to give?

4. Good things happen to bad writers, mainly, anyone who is not you. Why does this happen according to Anne?

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

6. Why does Anne encourage her students to write out of vengeance, as long as they do it nicely?

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

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

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

10. In dealing with our characters, what is moral material, according to Anne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast finding a writing partner to forming a reading group, and discuss the effectiveness of both.

Essay Topic 3

Jealousy is considered the most difficult voice on KFKD to overcome. Anne is extremely jealous of a writer friend. Anne's therapist tells her that jealousy is a secondary emotion stemming from feeling excluded and deprived, and, if she works on these two emotions, she could break through the jealousy. How do you see Anne being excluded or deprived in her childhood? Do you agree with Anne's therapist's diagnosis? Why or why not?

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