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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. What does Gardner say "breeds success" in Chapter 1?
(a) Dedication.
(b) Persistence.
(c) Connections.
(d) Success.

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

3. According to Gardner, most rejected fiction is rejected because it's not what?
(a) Modern enough.
(b) Subversive.
(c) Good.
(d) Symbolic.

4. Who does Gardner say one can be fooled by the nature of imagining that the best way to become a writer is to be a seaman or a lumberjack?
(a) Jack Frost.
(b) Thomas Pinchon.
(c) Jack London.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. In Chapter 1, Gardner states that "In a literary culture where the very notion of a 'masterpiece' is commonly thought" what?
(a) Immature.
(b) Impossible.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Raymond Carver move to Chico, California from?

2. In Chapter 3, Gardner writes, "One hears the complaint that conferences lead to a kind of writer ____."

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. Which manuscript did Gardner send out which got a reply suggesting he cut it by a third?

(see the answer key)

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