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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Section 3, Broccoli.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do you get your confidence and intuition back?
(a) By taking a writing class.
(b) By stopping the chattering of the rational mind.
(c) By calling a friend.
(d) By exercising daily.

2. What is Anne's response to her students question about knowing when they are done?
(a) When characters evolve.
(b) "You just do."
(c) When Dr. Suess eats the broccoli.
(d) When the octopus is snoring.

3. What is Anne's third suggestion about putting together good dialogue?
(a) Dialogue emerges entirely from the plot. Listen to the plot.
(b) Insert clever dialogue whenever possible.
(c) Put two people who have lots in common together for teatime.
(d) Put two people, who would never want to be together, in a close situation. They will have lots to say.

4. What is Anne's second suggestion about writing dialogue?
(a) Dialogue is not a needed break from all the writing.
(b) Your characters should always speak in dialect.
(c) Your characters should be identifiable by what they say.
(d) Your characters should never speak in dialect.

5. According to Anne, what is the way to "nail" a character?
(a) Plot.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Hammers.
(d) Set design.

Short Answer Questions

1. When you start think there is one more thing you could do, what should you remind yourself?

2. What does the image of putting an octopus to bed describe?

3. Why did we lose access to our broccoli?

4. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, what was Anne's finished article about?

5. Where did Anne get the idea to use broccoli as her intuition?

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