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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 story of Robert Penn Warren's did Raymond Carver read in Gardner's class at Chico State College?
(a) "Blackberry Winter."
(b) "To Have and Have Not."
(c) "Last of the Mohicans."
(d) "Ulysses."

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

3. Gardner claims he has been happy writing since the age of what?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

5. What was Gardner's first wife's name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Emily.
(c) Joan.
(d) Nora.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had John Gardner taught before Chico State College?

2. Who wrote Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy?

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

4. What masterpiece of James Joyce does Gardner suggest typing out for language growth in Chapter 1?

5. Gardner suggests that the dazzling poetry of Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is not the same poetry that who speaks?

(see the answer key)

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