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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Gardner work with as a publisher following the death of Segal?
(a) Morrison.
(b) Gottlieb.
(c) Grogin.
(d) Pantera.

2. Gardner claims in Chapter 3 that rejection by an agent means more than rejection by a what?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Editor.

3. What teacher and poet is quoted as saying, "My object is to catch right now what will embarrass my students when they look at their poetry ten years from now"?
(a) Dave Smith.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

4. Where does the manuscript of a book go after the copy editor is finished with it?
(a) Typesetter.
(b) Literary editor.
(c) Author.
(d) Publisher.

5. In Chapter 3, Gardner writes, "One hears the complaint that conferences lead to a kind of writer ____."
(a) Sniveling.
(b) Ego-stroking.
(c) Promotion.
(d) Incest.

6. In Chapter 2, Gardner states, "A writer does not become better by being ____."
(a) Beaten.
(b) Adored.
(c) Pandered to.
(d) Scorned.

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

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

9. Gardner states in Chapter 3 that one should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of whom?
(a) Editors.
(b) Writers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Poets.

10. What organization does Gardner suggest for help in locating good teachers, advice on fellowships, etc.?
(a) Poets & Writers.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) MFA programs.
(d) ACII.

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

12. The main commitment of famous writers as teachers is what?
(a) Their own work.
(b) Their students.
(c) The star students.
(d) The poor students.

13. What are the long pages from the typesetter, marked up by the proofreader for typographical errors?
(a) Manuscript.
(b) Galleys.
(c) Script.
(d) Novel-preform.

14. Which manuscript did Gardner send out which got a reply suggesting he cut it by a third?
(a) Grendel.
(b) The Sunlight Dialogues.
(c) The Resurrection.
(d) The Wreckage of Agathon.

15. Letters to publishing houses should ideally be addressed to whom?
(a) Any editor.
(b) A particular editor.
(c) The assistant editor.
(d) The head editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner writes that one editor insisted on changing his punctuation based on some rule he learned where?

2. Where did David Segal go after New American Library?

3. Who wrote The World According to Garp?

4. In Chapter 2, Gardner writes that writing, "like the study of classical piano, is not practical but _____."

5. What literary magazine does Gardner publish?

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