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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Toolbox.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to comments on paragraphs, King mentions one other feature of the page. What is it?
(a) How one physical paragraph relates to the others.
(b) The borders of the page.
(c) How the type looks on the page.
(d) The amount of white space on a page.

2. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.
(a) Drudgery.
(b) Unexplainable.
(c) Void of meaning.
(d) Ponderous.

3. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A high school English teacher.
(c) A worker in a laundry.
(d) A night janitor for his wife's office.

4. What kind of a book is On Writing?
(a) A book on writing a biography.
(b) A book on writing.
(c) A novel.
(d) Part biography and part how-to.

5. What happens to Carrie several months later after its initial sale?
(a) The book sells its paperback rights to TNT for a television series.
(b) The book is made into a movie.
(c) The book is published in Spanish.
(d) The publisher sells the paperback rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

2. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?

3. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?

4. What is the first object described in the image in the second chapter?

5. King claims __________ is the second most important tool in a writer's toolbox.

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