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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. If a writer agrees with the notes an editor sends, he should do what with his manuscript?
(a) Revise it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Ask another opinion.
(d) Send it elsewhere.

2. 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) Seminars.
(c) Graduate programs.
(d) Writers' workshops.

3. What is one of the only programs for funding for writers on the governmental level?
(a) National Endowment of the Arts.
(b) National Enlistment of Writers.
(c) National Writer Workshop.
(d) The Fulbright Society.

4. Which writer, although thought of as a solitary genius, spent time working in close community with Ford Maddox Ford?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Stephen Crane.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Joseph Conrad.

5. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher allows or even encourages what?
(a) Support.
(b) Attack.
(c) Bad grammar.
(d) Bad spelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher takes the place of the student's what?

2. Where does the manuscript go after the literary editor is finished with it?

3. Where is one of the oldest and best known writing workshops?

4. Gardner states in Chapter 3 that for a young novelist, an agent is all but what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings the author feelings of virtue in Chapter 2?

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 does Gardner say of finding support for the author in Chapter 3?

5. What is the "best" way to sustain a living as a writer, according to Gardner?

6. What autobiographical experiences does Gardner relate regarding editors in Chapter 3?

7. Where does the author's manuscript go after he reviews the copywriter's corrections?

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

9. What does Gardner cite as the assets of having an agent in Chapter 3?

10. How does Gardner explain the detailed letter from an editor and the author's choice of revision?

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