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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Gardner writes, "One hears the complaint that conferences lead to a kind of writer ____."
(a) Sniveling.
(b) Promotion.
(c) Ego-stroking.
(d) Incest.

2. Publishing houses tend to have what, according to Gardner in Chapter 3?
(a) Talent.
(b) Specializations.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Egotism.

3. Gardner compares the first thrill of achievement of the writer to that of an oboist or what?
(a) Actor.
(b) Gambler.
(c) Painter.
(d) Pianist.

4. What is one of the only programs for funding for writers on the governmental level?
(a) National Writer Workshop.
(b) National Endowment of the Arts.
(c) National Enlistment of Writers.
(d) The Fulbright Society.

5. Gardner states in Chapter 3 that a writer has to go far out of his way to turn his what against him?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Spouse.
(c) Editor.
(d) Agent.

6. Who recommended Gardner at New American Library?
(a) William Gass.
(b) James Segal.
(c) Michael Harper.
(d) Harry Crews.

7. What is one of the great questions of the moment which is addressed in The World According to Garp?
(a) Globalization.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Environment.
(d) Race relations.

8. If a writer agrees with the notes an editor sends, he should do what with his manuscript?
(a) Send it elsewhere.
(b) Revise it.
(c) Ask another opinion.
(d) Burn it.

9. What publishing house did Gardner send Grendel to first?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Alfred A. Knopf.
(c) Hannigan and Hannigan.
(d) Simon and Schulster.

10. Gardner notes in Chapter 3 that all second-rate stories tend to do what?
(a) Get published.
(b) Get acclaim.
(c) Get rejected.
(d) Sound alike.

11. What is one of the most important things for a young writer to have, according to Gardner in Chapter 2?
(a) Community.
(b) Family.
(c) Religion.
(d) Ego.

12. Where does the manuscript of a book go after the copy editor is finished with it?
(a) Author.
(b) Literary editor.
(c) Typesetter.
(d) Publisher.

13. Who does Gardner suggest writing to for information on reliable agents?
(a) ILAA.
(b) DRAA.
(c) NROP.
(d) AFJI.

14. Gardner states in Chapter 2 that an individual style is developed as much by resistance as by what?
(a) Emulation.
(b) Contortion.
(c) Malleability.
(d) Adjustment.

15. In Chapter 2, Gardner states, "A writer does not become better by being ____."
(a) Scorned.
(b) Adored.
(c) Beaten.
(d) Pandered to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is one of the great graduate programs for writers that Gardner refers to in Chapter 2?

2. Which magazine does Gardner refer to as elegant and rather timid, perfect for selling clothes and fine china?

3. Where does Gardner teach workshops, as he claims it has a good program for fiction?

4. In the world of grants, Gardner writes in Chapter 2, who has a better chance than other artists?

5. Who wrote The World According to Garp?

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