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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 is one of the most important things for a young writer to have, according to Gardner in Chapter 2?
(a) Family.
(b) Religion.
(c) Community.
(d) Ego.

2. With what older colleague did Gardner publish an anthology of fiction at Chico College?
(a) James Fenway.
(b) Michael Ewing.
(c) Lennis Dunlap.
(d) David Wellesley.

3. What masterpiece of James Joyce does Gardner suggest typing out for language growth in Chapter 1?
(a) "The Dead."
(b) "Finnegan's Wake."
(c) "Ulysses."
(d) "The Wall."

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

5. Where did Raymond Carver move to Chico, California from?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, Gardner writes, "Though there are exceptions, as a rule the good novelist does not worry primarily about ____ brilliance."

3. What is one of the only programs for funding for writers on the governmental level?

4. What is the honest answer to the question most young writer's ask of "Do I have what it takes to be a writer?" according to Gardner?

5. How did ancient poets get around means of survival, if not attaching themselves to kings?

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