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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. Which author wrote A Tale of Two Cities?
(a) Bedlow.
(b) Melville.
(c) Steinbeck.
(d) Dickens.

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

3. With what older colleague did Gardner publish an anthology of fiction at Chico College?
(a) Michael Ewing.
(b) David Wellesley.
(c) Lennis Dunlap.
(d) James Fenway.

4. Gardner states in Chapter 1 that Canterbury Tales is a disguised what?
(a) Sermon.
(b) Shakespearean ode.
(c) Love poem.
(d) War poem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Gardner assign to the teenage daughter whose unknown father moves next door in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. Who wrote Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy?

5. Gardner states in Chapter 2, "If there are objective laws of ______, not all of theme apply in every instance, and none of them finally have to do with purpose."

(see the answer key)

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