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

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

3. According to King, what three things are the bases of all stories?
(a) Dialogue, theme, and description.
(b) Narration, dialogue, and characterization.
(c) Narration, dialogue, and description.
(d) Characterization, dialogue and theme.

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

5. What does King help his uncle fix as a child?
(a) A leaky faucet in the bathroom.
(b) A window screen.
(c) The driveway.
(d) The kitchen sink.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does King's uncle carry the whole toolbox with him?

3. King claims __________ is the second most important tool in a writer's toolbox.

4. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?

5. Where does King get the idea for the novel Misery?

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