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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?
(a) The paperback publisher rejects the initial version of the book and demanded revisions.
(b) King receives $200,000 and his life changes forever.
(c) The paperback publisher offers King an advance of $400,000.
(d) The book sells for $400,000, of which King received one third.

2. What does King do while editor of his school paper?
(a) He wins a national contest for the paper.
(b) He copies other people's stories and publishes them.
(c) He writes a satirical version of the paper.
(d) He creates one of the best versions of the paper ever.

3. What is the first thing King requests in the second chapter that his readers accept about writing?
(a) Writing is creative.
(b) Writing is magic.
(c) Writing is an exercise.
(d) Writing is a way to build on your senses.

4. What is one reason for reading the book, On Writing?
(a) It provides King's views on other writer's formulas for success.
(b) It provides inspiration.
(c) It provides a discussion of King's famous works.
(d) It provides a formats for writers.

5. What does King say about adverbs?
(a) To use them to intensify meaning.
(b) To use colorful adverbs to make the writing more vivid.
(c) To include them when characters are being emotional.
(d) To limit their use.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?

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

3. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?

4. What is King's overall opinion on details in writing?

5. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?

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