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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Of what author does Gardner say his heroes are clown-heroes knocked around by the universe?
2. What is the name of the man who moves next door to his teenage daughter in Gardner's hypothetical story in Chapter 1?
3. Who is the author of Piers Plowman?
4. What painter does Gardner remark in Chapter 1 never sold a painting in his life?
5. What does Gardner claim is helpful, if it can be kept in partial control, to keep the novelist driven?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the second indicator of talent that Gardner discusses in Chapter 1? What author does he cite in this?
2. What does Gardner suggest as ways to understand the psychology of characters unlike themselves?
3. How does Gardner define "setting," "plot," and "theme" in Chapter 1?
4. What does Gardner assert of the author learning character through television in Chapter 1?
5. What is the "moronic setup" that Gardner relates in Chapter 1?
6. What does Gardner write of Nabokov in Chapter 1?
7. What essential things must an aspiring author understand in order to pursue writing?
8. What does Gardner remark about theme in Chapter 1?
9. What state does good fiction elicit in the reader, according to Gardner?
10. What does Gardner say of writers with "bad taste" in language in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss what Gardner refers to as "faith" in the final chapter. Where does the author find faith? How should the author go about escaping writer's block?
Essay Topic 2
What does Gardner write about the sense of perception and the ability of writers to create characters unlike themselves? What authors does he remark are excellent at this task?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the qualities which make a good or a bad teacher in a fiction writing class. What are some of the "red flags" which indicate an author should leave the program?
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