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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 does the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?
(a) An injunction.
(b) A piece of advice.
(c) An image.
(d) A monologue.

2. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?
(a) A cat.
(b) A parakeet.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A turtle.

3. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?
(a) Five.
(b) Four items and their location/relation to one another.
(c) An object, its color, and its number.
(d) Only two: the object and a number on its back.

4. What happens to the person(s) on whom King bases Carrie while they were in high school?
(a) They were abused physically.
(b) They were bullied and mistreated by their classmates.
(c) They were hounded by their parents to get good grades.
(d) They were isolated by their classmates.

5. How can the book, On Writing, be described?
(a) A masterpiece.
(b) Poignant, educated and inspiring.
(c) Clever, formulistic, but inspiring.
(d) A poorly conceived hack job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?

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

3. Of the details King has supplied the reader regarding his image in the second chapter, what does King hope the reader will primarily focus on?

4. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?

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

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