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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 compares the first thrill of achievement of the writer to that of an oboist or what?
(a) Gambler.
(b) Actor.
(c) Painter.
(d) Pianist.

2. Which author does Gardner state had "gazelle eyes" which dominated the room in Chapter 1?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Anthony Trollope.

3. Who wrote the book 1984?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) Ray Bradbury.
(c) Thomas Pynchon.
(d) J. D. Salinger.

4. What is the name of the writer's conference where Gardner has frequently worked with writing assistants?
(a) Peabody.
(b) Silver Mountain.
(c) Last Dinner.
(d) Bread Loaf.

5. Which writer, although thought of as a solitary genius, spent time working in close community with Ford Maddox Ford?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) Stephen Crane.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Henry James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner suggests that the dazzling poetry of Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is not the same poetry that who speaks?

2. Gardner suggests the young writer get a first-rate freshman composition book such as An American Rhetoric by whom?

3. What author does Gardner remark has a persistent mean streak in his writing?

4. Which magazine does Gardner refer to as elegant and rather timid, perfect for selling clothes and fine china?

5. What publishing house did Gardner send Grendel to first?

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