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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Publication and Survival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gardner writes in Chapter 1 that if one studies with whom, does he learn that Shakespeare is better than Mickey Spillane?
(a) Dr. Martin Meyer.
(b) Dr. Andrew Dryd.
(c) Dr. Stanley Fish.
(d) Dr. Michael Mortenson.

2. Publishing houses tend to have what, according to Gardner in Chapter 3?
(a) Discrimination.
(b) Talent.
(c) Egotism.
(d) Specializations.

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

4. What year did Raymond Carver move to Chico, California?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1962.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Garner always wear, according to Raymond Carver in the Forward?

2. Gardner compares the first thrill of achievement of the writer to that of an oboist or what?

3. Whose disguise in Jane Eyre does Gardner comment on as surprising in Chapter 1?

4. What does Gardner state in Chapter 1 that we call a writer who cares more for language than the other elements of fiction?

5. What teacher and poet is quoted as saying, "My object is to catch right now what will embarrass my students when they look at their poetry ten years from now"?

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