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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.

A writer must always start with a careful what? (from Chapter 4, Faith)

2.

What does Gardner claim is helpful, if it can be kept in partial control, to keep the novelist driven? (from Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 34-72)

3.

Letters to publishing houses should ideally be addressed to whom? (from Chapter 3, Publication and Survival)

4.

What literary magazine does Gardner publish? (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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