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

2. 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."

3. Who wrote the book 1984?

4. Letters to publishing houses should ideally be addressed to whom?

5. Which writer, although thought of as a solitary genius, spent time working in close community with Ford Maddox Ford?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What autobiographical experiences does Gardner relate regarding editors in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what literary dynasties are. What are some examples of literary dynasties? How does an author go about finding his own community?

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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