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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. Which magazine does Gardner refer to as elegant and rather timid, perfect for selling clothes and fine china?
(a) The Atlantic.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The Oxford Journal.
(d) The New York Times Book Review.

2. Gardner states in Chapter 2 that the first value of a writer's workshop is that it makes the young writer feel not abnormal but what?
(a) Accepted.
(b) Enlightened.
(c) Virtuous.
(d) Smart.

3. Which writing teacher and author is famous for the energy and relative success with which he pushes his students' work at appropriate editors?
(a) Sean Howard.
(b) James Dickinson.
(c) Raymond Carver.
(d) Robert Coover.

4. What is the name of the man who moves next door to his teenage daughter in Gardner's hypothetical story in Chapter 1?
(a) Frank.
(b) Bob.
(c) Bill.
(d) James.

5. In what novel does Gardner note the rooftop scene as being one of surprise in Chapter 1?
(a) Seize the Day.
(b) Crime and Punishment.
(c) Emma.
(d) Nicholas Nickleby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is one of the great graduate programs for writers that Gardner refers to in Chapter 2?

2. What is one of the most important things for a young writer to have, according to Gardner in Chapter 2?

3. Publishing houses tend to have what, according to Gardner in Chapter 3?

4. What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative?

5. Which author does Gardner state had "gazelle eyes" which dominated the room in Chapter 1?

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