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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?
(a) Forces him to stay in his room all day.
(b) Feeds him too many eggs and then locks him in a closet.
(c) Tortures King with a belt.
(d) Mistreats him and complains to his mother about his behavior.

3. What advice does King give on paragraphs?
(a) King feels paragraphs should have a standard length of 8 to 10 lines.
(b) King believes paragraphs should not vary in length.
(c) To pay attention to the length and number of paragraphs.
(d) King wants writers to see their paragraphs as a graphic picture on a page.

4. If used correctly, King believes that dialogue could be what object for a writer?
(a) A helpful tool like a monologue.
(b) A strong tool in the writer's toolbox.
(c) The least important tool in the writer's toolbox.
(d) A clever device used by the writer when necessary.

5. When does King hold himself to the minimum number of words per day?
(a) While he is revising his work.
(b) When working under a deadline.
(c) While writing the first draft of all his novels.
(d) During a period of writer's block.

Short Answer Questions

1. .What is the first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?

2. King gives the example of John Grisham as a writer. What does he say about Grisham?

3. What is a common characteristic of adverbs?

4. Why does King feel that plotting out a novel is not wise?

5. How does King paint the main character from The Dead Zone?

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