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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. Publishing houses tend to have what, according to Gardner in Chapter 3?
(a) Egotism.
(b) Specializations.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Talent.

2. Gardner states in Chapter 2 that the first value of a writer's workshop is that it makes the young writer feel not abnormal but what?
(a) Virtuous.
(b) Smart.
(c) Accepted.
(d) Enlightened.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) The Writer's Training and Education.
(b) The Writer's Nature.
(c) Publication and Survival.
(d) Faith.

4. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in the workshop he is teaching he encountered a story which he hopes to publish titled what?
(a) "Thoughts."
(b) "Tomorrow."
(c) "Exit."
(d) "Jason."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner compares the first thrill of achievement of the writer to that of an oboist or what?

2. What other author did Herman Melville have among his circle of friends?

3. What is one of the most important things for a young writer to have, according to Gardner in Chapter 2?

4. If a writer agrees with the notes an editor sends, he should do what with his manuscript?

5. What author responded to the question of why she wrote fiction, "Because I'm good at it"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gardner write about rejection letters in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Gardner say regarding the study of philosophy and psychology?

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

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

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

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