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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 3, Gardner writes, "One hears the complaint that conferences lead to a kind of writer ____."
2. Which writing teacher and author is famous for the energy and relative success with which he pushes his students' work at appropriate editors?
3. What is one of the more reputedly good magazines that Gardner suggests publication in?
4. In Chapter 2, Gardner writes that writing, "like the study of classical piano, is not practical but _____."
5. What is one of the great questions of the moment which is addressed in The World According to Garp?
Short Essay Questions
1. What brings the author feelings of virtue in Chapter 2?
2. What does Gardner say of finding support for the author in Chapter 3?
3. What does Gardner say in regard to literary dynasties and writing workshops in Chapter 2?
4. What should the successful teacher do for his writing students, according to Gardner?
5. What does Gardner say in the beginning of Chapter 2 regarding author education and state funding?
6. What does Gardner say of supporting oneself as a writer in Chapter 3?
7. What are some of the qualities that should make an aspiring writer leave a program?
8. What does Gardner say of editors in Chapter 3? What can one do to appeal to an editor?
9. Why must a teacher avoid projecting their aesthetic view on writers?
10. What are Gardner's workshops like for writers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the author's keen sense of observation. Why is this necessary? How does it affect the author?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the exceptions that Gardner makes in reference to James Joyce, Franz Kafka, and Samuel Beckett. What in their writing differs from the traditional and still "works"?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the differences between Melville's Onoo and Moby Dick. How does Gardner illustrate this in the text?
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