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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Section 4, Someone to Read Your Drafts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne say writers want to happen to a reader as they read about a character?
(a) Recognition of self within the character.
(b) Recognize how descriptive the character is.
(c) For the reader to have compassion for the character.
(d) For the reader to be able to see what a wonderful writer has done with the character's dialect.

2. How does Anne suggest finding a partner to read your work?
(a) Ask someone who rarely reads if they would read your work.
(b) Put an ad in the paper or on the bulletin board.
(c) Ask someone who is a best seller if they would like to work with you.
(d) Ask someone whose work you admire if they would like to work with you.

3. How does knowledge of your characters emerge, according to Anne?
(a) Like a sunrise, full of beauty and splendor.
(b) Quickly and easily.
(c) Like a Polaroid, it takes time to know them.
(d) Characters come after you finish a good outline.

4. What kind of feedback do the two people that read Anne's drafts give her?
(a) How to make her story more interesting and publication ready.
(b) How to make her story funnier, stronger, more interesting, and less tedious.
(c) How to make her story less tedious and in funnier dialect.
(d) How to make her story into a blockbuster movie.

5. What is Ethan Canin's idea of the most valuable thing about writing?
(a) A likeable narrator.
(b) A strong plot.
(c) Good dialog.
(d) Using a sanserif font.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 2, what does Anne say writing is about?

2. When will you know your characters, according to Anne?

3. What does Anne suggest feedback from someone close to you yields?

4. What two qualities are needed to communicate effectively according to Anne?

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

(see the answer key)

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