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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author does Gardner say has a deep misanthropic mistrust in Chapter 1?
(a) Bedlow.
(b) Steinbeck.
(c) Flaubert.
(d) Dickens.

2. Gardner states that the ending of the novel does not exist where?
(a) In the outline.
(b) In the characters.
(c) In the beginning.
(d) In the ending.

3. What does Gardner say brings together groups of young writers who, even in the absence of superb teachers, can be of help to one another?
(a) Colleges.
(b) Graduate programs.
(c) Writers' workshops.
(d) Seminars.

4. Gardner defines writing as a "____, like learning to ride a bicycle."
(a) Process.
(b) Skill.
(c) Talent.
(d) Ability.

5. 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?
(a) "Definitely yet."
(b) "You'll know in time."
(c) "God only knows."
(d) "Definitely no."

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner states that writers must recognize what element of their task and break down processes into workable segments?

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

3. Theoretically, there is no need for what in the writer, for children build sand castles and ministers pray over the sick without blockages?

4. Where does the manuscript of a book go after the copy editor is finished with it?

5. Gardner compares Melville's Moby Dick with what in Chapter 1?

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