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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Anne's comment on messes?
(a) Messes do not say anything about who we are.
(b) Hire a housekeeper to clean up your messes.
(c) They are an artist's true friend.
(d) Messes should be kept to a minimum.

3. Where did Anne's father teach his class?
(a) On the street to hippies.
(b) San Quentin to the prisoners.
(c) The local community college to kids.
(d) Elementary school to children.

4. What can yield strange characters lurking in the shadows, according to Anne?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Working on a good plot line.
(c) Eating school lunches.
(d) Taking a short assignment and writing a bad first draft.

5. How does Anne describe the Polaroid?
(a) You point and shoot at what you think you want, but it does not always turn out as expected.
(b) Anybody can take a Polariod picture, as long as there is film in the camera.
(c) Quick and easy, just like writing.
(d) You are not supposed to know what the picture looks like until it finishes developing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say you have to get over, or you will not go far in your writing?

2. From where did Anne's Special Olympics article start to emerge?

3. What advice did Anne's father give her brother when he was overwhelmed at writing a report on birds?

4. What movie line does Anne suggest as a good one to tape to the wall of your office?

5. What does Anne say good writing is about?

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