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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Diction.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Voice.
(d) Vocabulary.

2. According to King, what goes in the top of the writer's toolbox?
(a) The most important tools for writing.
(b) Practice in writing.
(c) Study and preparation through classwork.
(d) A grounding in literature.

3. The change that King made in his writing life after his wife's intervention is seen by King as a symbol. What does this symbol represent?
(a) A change in the priorities of his life.
(b) A change in his writing style.
(c) A change in the meaning of his writing.
(d) A change to a deeper kind of symbolism in his writing.

4. At what point does King try to add symbolism to his work?
(a) While editing the novel.
(b) When it seems to be important to do so.
(c) In the second draft.
(d) In the first draft.

5. How does his writing help King financially?
(a) Often his stories would sell when they were in serious financial trouble.
(b) King's stories never made much, but every little bit helped.
(c) King's writing didn't really help financially.
(d) King's writing was a steady, but small source of income.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King obtain money from his classmates?

2. Which genre does King feel Misery will belong to when he begins to write the story?

3. What is the first thing King requests in the second chapter that his readers accept about writing?

4. According to King, what characteristics should all characters possess?

5. What does King say about adverbs?

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