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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 the workshop he is teaching he encountered a story which he hopes to publish titled what?
(a) "Exit."
(b) "Tomorrow."
(c) "Jason."
(d) "Thoughts."

2. The study of what can give the young writer a clear sense of why our age is so troubled?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) English.
(c) Drama.
(d) Philology.

3. What other author did Herman Melville have among his circle of friends?
(a) Conrad.
(b) Hawthorne.
(c) Joyce.
(d) London.

4. Gardner states in Chapter 2, "If there are objective laws of ______, not all of theme apply in every instance, and none of them finally have to do with purpose."
(a) Opinion.
(b) Aesthetics.
(c) Writing.
(d) Art.

5. How did ancient poets get around means of survival, if not attaching themselves to kings?
(a) Writing.
(b) Begging.
(c) Farming.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative?

3. What does M.F.A. stand for?

4. What literary magazine does Gardner publish?

5. Who is cited as the head of the writing program at Johns Hopkins and favors new and strange styles?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Gardner's workshops like for writers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Gardner write of the standard technique of teaching writing in Chapter 2?

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

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