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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 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) Writing.
(c) Art.
(d) Aesthetics.

2. Which author went to Paris and studied with one of the shrewdest writers, Gertrude Stein?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Stephen Crane.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Henry James.

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

4. Gardner states in Chapter 3 that for a young novelist, an agent is all but what?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Indispensible.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Useless.

5. What does M.F.A. stand for?
(a) Master of Fine Arts.
(b) Master of Fulton Academy.
(c) Master of Formal Academy.
(d) Master of Formal Architecture.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Chapter 3 states that getting any letter at all from an editor is a mark of what?

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

5. What experimental writer does Gardner mention having been moved and delighted by in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Gardner write of writers' workshops in Chapter 2?

7. What does Gardner say of supporting oneself as a writer in Chapter 3?

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

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

10. What does Gardner say of editors in Chapter 3? What can one do to appeal to an editor?

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