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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Washington writer, Charlie Butts, write fiction in order to gain momentum?
(a) He left every last written page in the middle of a sentence.
(b) He did not rise from his chair until writing 10 pages.
(c) He wrote while running mindless errands.
(d) He repeatedly left the house and wrote quickly upon return.

2. What ended the chess game for Dillard in Chapter 2?
(a) The baby went home.
(b) She finished writing her book.
(c) The custodian wished to stop playing.
(d) The opponent scrambled the board up completely.

3. As put by Dillard, what is the vision in a writer's or painter's work?
(a) A series of formal possibilities.
(b) A piece of paper.
(c) The end result of the work.
(d) The time and materials needed.

4. How did Dillard get into the library in Roanoke late at night?
(a) She climbed in through a window.
(b) She had a key.
(c) The door was never locked.
(d) She hid in the women's room when the door was locked.

5. What written advice was found that Michelangelo had left for his apprentice?
(a) Paint, Antonio...and get it done now.
(b) Draw, Antonio..and do not waste time.
(c) Antonio, do as I have done.
(d) Use your ideas immediately, Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what will teach someone to write, according to Dillard in Chapter 3?

2. Whose drawings and paintings did Dillard believe show his bewilderment and persistence?

3. Who is the main character in a story told by Ernest Thompson Seton?

4. Where did Dillard forget about a boiling teakettle and burn it?

5. Which book does Dillard say she discovered that she touched every night in the darkened library to find her room?

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