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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What Writing Is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.
(a) Unexplainable.
(b) Ponderous.
(c) Void of meaning.
(d) Drudgery.

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

3. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?
(a) Writing for fame.
(b) Writing as a passion.
(c) Writing for money.
(d) Writing as a hobby.

4. What does King suggest that readers who do not take writing seriously do?
(a) Stop reading the book.
(b) Study the book more carefully.
(c) Ignore his advice completely.
(d) Read the book, but ignore the advice that conflicts with the reader's beliefs.

5. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?
(a) Always being in trouble.
(b) How his brother hit him.
(c) Many adventures.
(d) Their pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?

2. What happens to Carrie several months later after its initial sale?

3. What type of job does King believe writing to be?

4. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?

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

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