On Becoming a Novelist Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 1-34 to Chapter 2, The Writer's Training and Education

Quiz: Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 1-34 to Chapter 2, The Writer's Training and Education

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Whose disguise in Jane Eyre does Gardner comment on as surprising in Chapter 1?
a) Mr. Darby.
b) Mr. Bryg.
c) Mr. Wolverton.
d) Mr. Rochester.

2. What is the honest answer to the question most young writer's ask of "Do I have what it takes to be a writer?" according to Gardner?
a) "God only knows."
b) "Definitely yet."
c) "Definitely no."
d) "You'll know in time."

3. What experimental writer does Gardner mention having been moved and delighted by in Chapter 2?
a) Tom Robbins.
b) William Glass.
c) Samuel Beckett.
d) James Joyce.

4. What does Gardner say "breeds success" in...
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