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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gardner states that in the works of Shakespeare, language always serves character and what?
(a) Action.
(b) Wit.
(c) Aesthetic.
(d) Irony.

2. The two things that keep the common reader turning the pages, according to Gardner are story or what?
(a) Mood.
(b) Theme.
(c) Character.
(d) Argument.

3. Who is the author of The Turn of the Screw?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Henry Melville.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Dylan Thomas.

4. Where had John Gardner taught before Chico State College?
(a) New York University.
(b) Oberlin College.
(c) DePaul University.
(d) University of Ohio.

5. With what older colleague did Gardner publish an anthology of fiction at Chico College?
(a) Michael Ewing.
(b) Lennis Dunlap.
(c) David Wellesley.
(d) James Fenway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Finnegan's Wake?

2. What masterpiece of James Joyce does Gardner suggest typing out for language growth in Chapter 1?

3. Who wrote Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy?

4. What magazine does Gardner suggest for good literary work in Chapter 1?

5. Gardner claims he has been happy writing since the age of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gardner explain characterization and story through his hypothetical story in Chapter 1?

2. How does Gardner define "setting," "plot," and "theme" in Chapter 1?

3. How does the young author learn technique through reading others?

4. What does Gardner remark of the author's sense of observation in Chapter 1?

5. What does Gardner say of "recognizing the significant" in Chapter 1?

6. What authors does Gardner use to illustrate language and character in Chapter 1?

7. What does Gardner relate about the "author's character" in Chapter 1? How does he describe "special intelligence?"

8. What does Gardner say in Chapter 1 regarding "verbal sensitivity?" What does this term mean?

9. What is the second indicator of talent that Gardner discusses in Chapter 1? What author does he cite in this?

10. What hypothetical situation does Gardner uses as an example of plot in Chapter 1?

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