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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does King take this position on adverbs?
(a) He feels adverbs do the thinking for the reader.
(b) He believes that by using adverbs, a writer won't stretch his imagination.
(c) He feels adverbs are a crutch for the writer.
(d) He wants to limit the words in his books.

2. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?
(a) Tortures King with a belt.
(b) Feeds him too many eggs and then locks him in a closet.
(c) Forces him to stay in his room all day.
(d) Mistreats him and complains to his mother about his behavior.

3. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?
(a) Because he wins a national sports writing contest while there.
(b) Because the editor keeps him so busy he didn't have time to get into trouble.
(c) Because the job with the paper earns King a lot of money.
(d) Because the editor teaches King how to edit his work.

4. Why does King miss his first year of school?
(a) Because of his father.
(b) Because he moves too many times.
(c) Because of chronic ear and throat infections.
(d) Because his mother homeschools him.

5. What is King's most important injunction to writers?
(a) Writers need to have their own space.
(b) Writers must work every day.
(c) Writers should be honest.
(d) Writers must be original.

Short Answer Questions

1. The change that King made in his writing life after his wife's intervention is seen by King as a symbol. What does this symbol represent?

2. What is the second specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?

3. After Tabitha King's intervention in King's addictions, he makes some changes in his life. What change does he make in his writing life?

4. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?

5. What are King's feelings on grammar study?

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