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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher takes the place of the student's what?
(a) Internal critic.
(b) Critical imagination.
(c) Assimilation.
(d) Ability to think.

2. What experimental writer does Gardner mention having been moved and delighted by in Chapter 2?
(a) Tom Robbins.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) William Glass.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

3. Gardner writes that one editor insisted on changing his punctuation based on some rule he learned where?
(a) Yale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) NYU.
(d) Rutgers.

4. Who was the first editor to take interest in Gardner's work?
(a) James Growder.
(b) Jack Smith.
(c) Gerald Kimble.
(d) Bob Gottlieb.

5. Gardner writes in Chapter 3, "Young writers want to ____ because they're unsure of themselves."
(a) Publish.
(b) Read.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Study.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the world of grants, Gardner writes in Chapter 2, who has a better chance than other artists?

2. Who recommended Gardner at New American Library?

3. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher allows or even encourages what?

4. Who wrote The World According to Garp?

5. What is the name of the writer's conference where Gardner has frequently worked with writing assistants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gardner say in the beginning of Chapter 2 regarding author education and state funding?

2. Describe some of the qualities of bad writing workshops in Chapter 2.

3. What does Gardner say in regard to literary dynasties and writing workshops in Chapter 2?

4. What are some of the qualities that should make an aspiring writer leave a program?

5. Are all good writers good teachers? What does Gardner say of this in Chapter 2?

6. Why must a teacher avoid projecting their aesthetic view on writers?

7. What does Gardner remark about the loyalty of an editor?

8. What should the successful teacher do for his writing students, according to Gardner?

9. Why is writing usually rejected, according to Gardner?

10. What does Gardner open Chapter 3 with, regarding the young writer's focus on publication?

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