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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Writer's Training and Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gardner say brings together groups of young writers who, even in the absence of superb teachers, can be of help to one another?
(a) Colleges.
(b) Graduate programs.
(c) Writers' workshops.
(d) Seminars.

3. Who is the author of The Turn of the Screw?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Dylan Thomas.
(d) Henry Melville.

4. 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.

5. The study of what can give the young writer a clear sense of why our age is so troubled?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Philology.
(c) English.
(d) Drama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Garner always wear, according to Raymond Carver in the Forward?

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

3. Who is the author of Death in Venice?

4. In Chapter 1, Gardner states that "In a literary culture where the very notion of a 'masterpiece' is commonly thought" what?

5. In what novel does Gardner note the rooftop scene as being one of surprise in Chapter 1?

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