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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?
(a) The writer.
(b) The translator.
(c) The reader.
(d) No one.

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

3. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?
(a) Reasons or motivations for writing.
(b) The necessity of studying other authors.
(c) The importance of studying grammar and vocabulary.
(d) The writer's life.

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

5. Does King feel that a writer should blindly follow all the rules in the book he recommends?
(a) No. He feels some of the rules are 'a little over the top'.
(b) Yes, but the writer should remember and use the exceptions, too.
(c) Yes. They are excellent rules.
(d) Yes, because these rules are the ultimate authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?

2. In conclusion, what is the chapter, Toolbox, about?

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

4. According to King, what are two reasons to write?

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

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