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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?
(a) King wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.
(b) So that the reader creates an image different from the one King describes.
(c) To allow the reader to see the image in their own way.
(d) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.

2. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.
(a) The importance of the reader's creativity.
(b) What writing is.
(c) The use of description to fully set up a scene.
(d) How to entice a reader to read more.

3. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?
(a) He tells him to get a job with a local paper as a sports writer.
(b) He encourages King to quit writing.
(c) He tells him to get a job to keep him busy.
(d) He tells him to stay out of trouble in the future.

4. What is the second specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Voice.
(b) Diction.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Vocabulary.

5. In conclusion, what is the chapter, Toolbox, about?
(a) King's beliefs about how to become an excellent writer.
(b) King's analogy on the art of writing.
(c) King's effort to present the mechanics of writing to his readers.
(d) King's feelings about the writing world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does King believe a writer should take with respect to grammar?

2. Who is the character Carrie based on?

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

4. In addition to his injunction, King wants writers to leave something behind when they write. What should writers leave behind?

5. How does King state he feels about writing for money?

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