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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What Writing Is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?
(a) Their pets.
(b) Always being in trouble.
(c) How his brother hit him.
(d) Many adventures.

2. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?
(a) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.
(b) King wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.
(c) To allow the reader to see the image in their own way.
(d) So that the reader creates an image different from the one King describes.

3. After Tabitha King's intervention in King's addictions, he makes some changes in his life. What change does he make in his writing life?
(a) He rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.
(b) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.
(c) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.
(d) He centers his desk in his office.

4. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?
(a) A textbook.
(b) A common writing book.
(c) A book of writing exercises.
(d) The usual book of topics followed by exercises.

5. How does King state he feels about writing for money?
(a) Writing for money is unnecessary; it will come.
(b) Writing is art, and as such, it may not pay.
(c) Everyone writes for money.
(d) One cannot write in anticipation of making money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number appears in King's image?

2. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?

3. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.

4. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?

5. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?

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