In  Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir, Natalie Goldberg gives readers first response practice via mini tests sporadically placed throughout her text.  Test questions require three minutes of thoughtful first responses, for according to Goldberg, first responses are the most honest, and therefore, creative and engaging.  My response to her Test II are below.     1. Mrs. Raffa, my third grade teacher at Miami Lakes … Continue reading Goldberg’s Test II: “I Remember”