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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gardner describes writing as less a profession than a ____, a "way," an alternative to "ordinary life-in-the-world."
(a) Hobby.
(b) Skill.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Enlightenment.

2. In Chapter 1, Gardner writes, "Though there are exceptions, as a rule the good novelist does not worry primarily about ____ brilliance."
(a) Artistic.
(b) Auditory.
(c) Linguistic.
(d) Creative.

3. In Chapter 1, Gardner writes that one is unable to write for everyone, "try to win the audience both of Saul Bellow and" whom?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Stephen King.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. One of the favorite survival jobs of writers has in recent years been what?
(a) Night auditing.
(b) College teaching.
(c) Office clerks.
(d) High school teaching.

5. Gardner refers to boring, worn out language as being what kind of mask?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Need-for-approval.
(c) Pollyanna.
(d) Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gardner cite as one of the most respected publishers of novels?

2. What gang leader and barn burner does Gardner cite in his novel excerpt in Chapter 4?

3. What author does Gardner say was known to arrive at a party and sit for ten minutes or more staring at guests and not answering when people addressed him in Chapter1?

4. What is one of the great questions of the moment which is addressed in The World According to Garp?

5. Which magazine does Gardner refer to as elegant and rather timid, perfect for selling clothes and fine china?

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