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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Publication and Survival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The main commitment of famous writers as teachers is what?
(a) The poor students.
(b) The star students.
(c) Their own work.
(d) Their students.

2. Gardner claims in Chapter 3 that rejection by an agent means more than rejection by a what?
(a) Writer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Teacher.

3. What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative?
(a) Inverted.
(b) Developmental.
(c) Amateur.
(d) Workshoppy.

4. Gardner writes in Chapter 3, "Young writers want to ____ because they're unsure of themselves."
(a) Go to school.
(b) Read.
(c) Study.
(d) Publish.

5. What name does Gardner assign to the teenage daughter whose unknown father moves next door in Chapter 1?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Laura.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Gardner writes, "One hears the complaint that conferences lead to a kind of writer ____."

2. Where is one of the oldest and best known writing workshops?

3. What is one of the only programs for funding for writers on the governmental level?

4. Who does Gardner suggest writing to for information on reliable agents?

5. Gardner notes in Chapter 1 that all writing requires some measure of a ____ state.

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