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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King's comparison of a handyman's toolbox with a writer's tool box is which figure of speech?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Epigram.
(c) Simile.
(d) Irony.

2. According to King, what characteristic should a writer's space have?
(a) A calming venue with only a telephone and a computer.
(b) An office space with files, computer, printer, and a telephone.
(c) A quiet place with a radio and a computer.
(d) A simple place with little or no distractions.

3. What is King's overall opinion on details in writing?
(a) Supply those the reader would never get on his own.
(b) Only supply the minimum.
(c) Supply key details and a couple of minor ones for color.
(d) Supply all major details, but let the reader fill in the minor ones.

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

5. King gives the example of John Grisham as a writer. What does he say about Grisham?
(a) Grisham ignores the adage write what you know.
(b) Grisham is a highly skilled writer who wrote about realistic legal situations.
(c) Grisham is a lawyer who wrote about his profession, though the situations in his novels were not realistic.
(d) Grisham became an excellent writer after researching courtroom drama.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King feel about writers improving their work?

2. King has been called a hack over the years. What is a hack?

3. What does King say about adverbs?

4. How could the object King's uncle inherits be described?

5. What type of job does King believe writing to be?

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