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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. Of what author does Gardner say his heroes are clown-heroes knocked around by the universe?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Kafka.
(c) James.
(d) Odets.

2. What experimental writer does Gardner mention having been moved and delighted by in Chapter 2?
(a) William Glass.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Tom Robbins.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

3. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher allows or even encourages what?
(a) Bad grammar.
(b) Bad spelling.
(c) Attack.
(d) Support.

4. What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative?
(a) Developmental.
(b) Amateur.
(c) Workshoppy.
(d) Inverted.

5. Letters to publishing houses should ideally be addressed to whom?
(a) A particular editor.
(b) Any editor.
(c) The assistant editor.
(d) The head editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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."

2. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher takes the place of the student's what?

3. Gardner writes in Chapter 3, "Young writers want to ____ because they're unsure of themselves."

4. What is the first thing that Gardner states a writer needs to have in Chapter 1?

5. What are the long pages from the typesetter, marked up by the proofreader for typographical errors?

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