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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven. Major and Minor Surgery: On Revision and Writer's Block B. Reflections.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous work is referenced in this section?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Gentlemen's Agreement.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) Tale of Two Cities.

2. Who contributed "Translations: Idea to Image?"
(a) Maxine Kumin.
(b) Ann Lauterbach.
(c) Carol Muske.
(d) TS Eliot.

3. Which essay was written by Justice?
(a) "Waiting and Silence."
(b) "Of Revision."
(c) "Household Economy, Ruthlessness, Romance and the Art of Hospitality."
(d) "The Rewrite as Assignment."

4. "Finish This!" uses a poem by what famed female poet?
(a) Edna St. Vincent Millay.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Emma Lazarus.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. How many preparatory steps are used in "Five Easy Pieces?"
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. This exercise is compared to which item/object?

2. Students are also encouraged to use which object(s)?

3. What are homonyms?

4. What is the topic of "'Que Sera, Sera' and Other False Premises?"

5. The author includes part of a poem including:

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