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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 34-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Linguistic.
(c) Creative.
(d) Auditory.

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

4. What author of Over the Edge does Gardner cite in Chapter 1?
(a) Harlan Ellison.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Kurt Vonnegut.
(d) Franz Kafka.

5. Gardner notes in Chapter 1 that Mercutio's madness is fantastic and what?
(a) Phantasmic.
(b) Unbalanced.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Justified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner writes in Chapter 1 that when the central character is a victim there is no what?

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. Which author wrote A Tale of Two Cities?

4. Gardner refers to boring, worn out language as being what kind of mask?

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

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