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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Writer's Nature, Pages 34-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gardner state in Chapter 1 that we call a writer who cares more for language than the other elements of fiction?
(a) Tedious.
(b) Stylized.
(c) Mannered.
(d) Bad.

2. Gardner writes in Chapter 1 that if one studies with whom, does he learn that Shakespeare is better than Mickey Spillane?
(a) Dr. Stanley Fish.
(b) Dr. Martin Meyer.
(c) Dr. Andrew Dryd.
(d) Dr. Michael Mortenson.

3. In what novel does Gardner note the rooftop scene as being one of surprise in Chapter 1?
(a) Nicholas Nickleby.
(b) Seize the Day.
(c) Crime and Punishment.
(d) Emma.

4. In Chapter 1, Gardner states that "In a literary culture where the very notion of a 'masterpiece' is commonly thought" what?
(a) Barbaric.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Immature.
(d) Impossible.

5. Gardner writes in Chapter 1 that when the central character is a victim there is no what?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Terror.
(c) Action.
(d) Suspense.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what novel does Levin propose to Kitty, as cited in Chapter 1?

2. What author does Gardner say has a deep misanthropic mistrust in Chapter 1?

3. Which author wrote A Tale of Two Cities?

4. Where did Raymond Carver move to Chico, California from?

5. With what older colleague did Gardner publish an anthology of fiction at Chico College?

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