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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 1-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What magazine does Gardner suggest for good literary work in Chapter 1?
(a) The London Book Review.
(b) The Londoner.
(c) The Reader's Digest.
(d) The New Yorker.

2. The two things that keep the common reader turning the pages, according to Gardner are story or what?
(a) Theme.
(b) Argument.
(c) Character.
(d) Mood.

3. Where had John Gardner taught before Chico State College?
(a) Oberlin College.
(b) University of Ohio.
(c) DePaul University.
(d) New York University.

4. What is the first thing that Gardner states a writer needs to have in Chapter 1?
(a) Verbal sensitivity.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Empathy.

5. What does Gardner say "breeds success" in Chapter 1?
(a) Dedication.
(b) Connections.
(c) Success.
(d) Persistence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner suggests the young writer get a first-rate freshman composition book such as An American Rhetoric by whom?

2. What is the honest answer to the question most young writer's ask of "Do I have what it takes to be a writer?" according to Gardner?

3. What was Gardner's first wife's name?

4. In Chapter 1, Gardner writes, "Though there are exceptions, as a rule the good novelist does not worry primarily about ____ brilliance."

5. Gardner states that in the works of Shakespeare, language always serves character and what?

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