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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. What author once remarked "the best way to become a writer is to go off and write"?
2. Gardner states in Chapter 2 that an individual style is developed as much by resistance as by what?
3. What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative?
4. What experimental writer does Gardner mention having been moved and delighted by in Chapter 2?
5. What publishing house did Gardner send Grendel to first?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the author's manuscript go after he reviews the copywriter's corrections?
2. Why must a teacher avoid projecting their aesthetic view on writers?
3. What does Gardner remark about the loyalty of an editor?
4. How does Gardner explain the detailed letter from an editor and the author's choice of revision?
5. What should the successful teacher do for his writing students, according to Gardner?
6. Describe some of the qualities of bad writing workshops in Chapter 2.
7. What is the "best" way to sustain a living as a writer, according to Gardner?
8. What does Gardner say of finding support for the author in Chapter 3?
9. What does Gardner say in regard to literary dynasties and writing workshops in Chapter 2?
10. What does Gardner say of supporting oneself as a writer in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Gardner's feelings about the element of "theme" when writing. Where is "theme" useful? Where is it not?
Essay Topic 2
What does Gardner mean in Chapter 1 when he refers to "verbal sensitivity"? What does this phrase mean and not mean to the author?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the benefits of earning a graduate degree from a writer's workshop. In what ways can this be beneficial for the author?
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