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

2. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in the workshop he is teaching he encountered a story which he hopes to publish titled what?
(a) "Jason."
(b) "Tomorrow."
(c) "Exit."
(d) "Thoughts."

3. Gardner writes in Chapter 2 that in a bad workshop, the teacher takes the place of the student's what?
(a) Assimilation.
(b) Ability to think.
(c) Internal critic.
(d) Critical imagination.

4. Gardner claims in Chapter 3 that rejection by an agent means more than rejection by a what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Editor.

5. Who did Gardner work with as a publisher following the death of Segal?
(a) Gottlieb.
(b) Morrison.
(c) Pantera.
(d) Grogin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the only programs for funding for writers on the governmental level?

2. What was William Gass publishing at New American Library?

3. Gardner states in Chapter 2, "If there are objective laws of ______, not all of theme apply in every instance, and none of them finally have to do with purpose."

4. Where is one of the oldest and best known writing workshops?

5. What does Gardner cite as one of the most respected publishers of novels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gardner open Chapter 3 with, regarding the young writer's focus on publication?

2. Why is writing usually rejected, according to Gardner?

3. What brings the author feelings of virtue in Chapter 2?

4. What does Gardner remark about the loyalty of an editor?

5. What does Gardner say in the beginning of Chapter 2 regarding author education and state funding?

6. What does Gardner say regarding the study of philosophy and psychology?

7. What does Gardner cite as the assets of having an agent in Chapter 3?

8. What does Gardner write of writers' workshops in Chapter 2?

9. What does Gardner say of supporting oneself as a writer in Chapter 3?

10. What should the successful teacher do for his writing students, according to Gardner?

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