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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. In Chapter 2, Gardner writes that the "true young novelist has the stamina, patience, and single-mindedness of a" what?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Mother.
(c) Draft horse.
(d) Mule.

2. What does Gardner cite as one of the most respected publishers of novels?
(a) Simon and Schuster.
(b) Alfred A. Knopf.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Harper and Row.

3. Gardner notes in Chapter 1 that all writing requires some measure of a ____ state.
(a) Trance.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Brave.
(d) Confident.

4. Who is the author of Piers Plowman?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Miller.
(c) Langland.
(d) Salinger.

5. One of the favorite survival jobs of writers has in recent years been what?
(a) Office clerks.
(b) College teaching.
(c) High school teaching.
(d) Night auditing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of All the King's Men?

2. What year did Raymond Carver move to Chico, California?

3. Gardner claims he has been happy writing since the age of what?

4. What does Gardner compare to the floors and structural supports in a fine old mansion in Chapter 1?

5. Which is one of the great graduate programs for writers that Gardner refers to in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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