Unit 1: Senior Portfolio — A Legacy of Words

Test your understanding of portfolio development, revision, creative nonfiction, publishing, and the Christian writer's calling.

Question 1 of 10

According to Flannery O'Connor, what is the writer's primary business?

Question 2 of 10

What is the difference between macro-revision and micro-revision?

Question 3 of 10

What does Colossians 3:23 teach about the revision process?

Question 4 of 10

What makes a personal statement effective?

Question 5 of 10

What is creative nonfiction?

Question 6 of 10

How did Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek model the Christian approach to creative nonfiction?

Question 7 of 10

According to the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), what is the spiritual danger of refusing to share your writing gifts?

Question 8 of 10

How should a Christian writer handle rejection from publishers or literary magazines?

Question 9 of 10

What did Dorothy Sayers argue about human creativity in The Mind of the Maker?

Question 10 of 10

What is the most important quality for sustaining a lifelong writing practice?