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3. What do we learn about Vanessa at the beginning of the interview?

1)  She has won her first writing award.
2)  She writes affecting novels.
3)  She is a beginner.

4. In her childhood Vanessa produced a …

1)  newspaper.
2)  comedy.
3)  collection of poems.

5. What made Vanessa start her writing career?

1)  An accident in Brighton.
2)  Reading a book bought by chance.
3)  A meeting with a writer.

6. Vanessa thinks that anybody can be a storyteller because …

1)  everybody enjoys being one.
2)  people know a lot of stories.
3)  people are born with this gift.

7. What books does Vanessa specifically advise beginner writers to read?

1)  Both good and bad books.
2)  Good books.
3)  Bad books.

8. How does Vanessa treat her characters?

1)  Like puppets.
2)  Like means to impress readers.
3)  Like people living their own lives in a story.

9. Which of the following does Vanessa say about editing?

1)   It may considerably shorten your text.
2)  A raw text is more interesting than its edited version.
3)  You should edit at least a third of the original text.