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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?
(a) Stories from King's childhood related to how he became a writer.
(b) Stories about King's early life.
(c) Stories about King's views on writing.
(d) Stories related to how King became a horror novelist.

2. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?
(a) While in high school.
(b) While in elementary school.
(c) While in college.
(d) While in junior high school.

3. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?
(a) Stories about family members.
(b) Family and neighborhood news.
(c) Local gossip and family news.
(d) Stories told to King about his family.

4. What happens to Carrie when King sends it off to the publisher?
(a) The publisher sells it for $2500.
(b) King receives a telegram saying the book needed revisions.
(c) King receives a check for $250.
(d) It sells, and he receives an advance of $2500.

5. Where is the cloth mentioned in King's image located within the image?
(a) Beside the first object.
(b) Lying on the floor.
(c) Draped over a chair.
(d) Under the cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to King, what are two reasons to write?

2. What kind of stories does King particularly enjoy?

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

4. In the chapter, C.V., King makes a discovery about writing. What is this discovery?

5. Who is the character Carrie based on?

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