View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 8, Plot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids, who was the self-proclaimed "cool man?"
(a) Sam.
(b) A boy against a fence.
(c) The referee of the basketball game.
(d) A tall African American man.

2. How does Anne define clutter?
(a) Makes her hold her breath.
(b) Something to be swept under the rug.
(c) Wonderfully fertile ground.
(d) Easier to deal with if you put in specific piles.

3. When Anne showed up at the Special Olympics to write an article, did she know what she was going to write?
(a) No, she was not even very interested.
(b) Yes, she was going to write a food review about the hot dogs there.
(c) She had no idea of what the finished article would be.
(d) Yes, about a girl on crutches.

4. What does Anne say perfectionism will block?
(a) The heart, mind, and spirit.
(b) Flow, form, and set design.
(c) Inventiveness, playfulness, and life force.
(d) Radio station KFKD and the distracting voices.

5. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?
(a) Her lunch.
(b) The girl on crutches.
(c) The cool man.
(d) A Polaroid of three of the athletes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a recurring problem that Anne sees in her students?

2. What advice does Anne's hypnotist give her about the negative voices?

3. How does Anne define perfectionism?

4. How did Anne feel after the basketball game?

5. What does Alice Adams' ABDCE formula stand for, in writing a short story?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 360 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample