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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does King recommend for grammar study?
(a) Any good high school grammar text.
(b) Strunk and White's Elements of Style.
(c) Betty Azar's Understanding and Using English Grammar.
(d) Prentice-Hall Handbook of Grammar.

2. King also suggests limiting speaker attributes. What are speaker attributes?
(a) Description of the physical appearance of a speaker.
(b) The physical and psychological profile of a speaker.
(c) The use of words such as 'he said' or 'she proclaimed'.
(d) This is when a speaker 'attributes' words to another person, i.e. 'Goethe stated...'.

3. In the chapter, C.V., King makes a discovery about writing. What is this discovery?
(a) He discovers that his writing is not very good.
(b) He discovers that writing was something he likes to do.
(c) He discovers that writing is an obsession.
(d) He discovers that writing controls his life.

4. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?
(a) He talks about its smell.
(b) He didn't.
(c) He describes its color.
(d) He describes its texture.

5. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?
(a) It is didactic.
(b) It is serious and straightforward.
(c) It is frivolous.
(d) It is humorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?

2. What is the location of the first item mentioned in the image?

3. What happens to Carrie when King sends it off to the publisher?

4. Why does King take this position on adverbs?

5. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

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