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On Becoming a Novelist Quiz

John Gardner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of On Becoming a Novelist.

On Becoming a Novelist Quiz

John Gardner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of On Becoming a Novelist.

Take our free On Becoming a Novelist quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher allows or even encourages what? (from Chapter 2, The Writer's Training and Education)

2.

Gardner writes of his poem in Chapter 4 as one which began about a what? (from Chapter 4, Faith)

3.

Sometimes when stuck, one should work on something else, such as what? (from Chapter 4, Faith)

4.

What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative? (from Chapter 2, The Writer's Training and Education)

5.

In what novel does Gardner note the rooftop scene as being one of surprise in Chapter 1? (from Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 34-72)

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