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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In conclusion, what is the chapter, Toolbox, about?
(a) King's feelings about the writing world.
(b) King's effort to present the mechanics of writing to his readers.
(c) King's beliefs about how to become an excellent writer.
(d) King's analogy on the art of writing.

2. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.
(a) What writing is.
(b) How to entice a reader to read more.
(c) The use of description to fully set up a scene.
(d) The importance of the reader's creativity.

3. What lesson does the experience with his uncle teach King?
(a) He always remembers the advice and learned to be prepared.
(b) He learns to appreciate physical labor.
(c) He learns the importance of having the right tool for the job.
(d) He learns to have the toolbox handy and ready for odd jobs around the house.

4. King has been called a hack over the years. What is a hack?
(a) A literary drudge.
(b) An excellent writer.
(c) A writer of trivial matter.
(d) A writer with no talent.

5. What activity might cause King to work on days he normally doesn't work?
(a) Being in the middle of a new novel.
(b) Having a writer's block and not producing his usual amount of words previously.
(c) Having a deadline to meet.
(d) Being sick on days previous to the holiday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King's uncle take with him when he works?

2. According to King, grammar rules were _______________ .

3. What does King help his uncle fix as a child?

4. What book does King recommend for grammar study?

5. Why is it important to King that a writer not be distracted while working?

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