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

2. 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?
(a) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.
(b) He centers his desk in his office.
(c) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.
(d) He rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.

3. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Over the counter pain-killers.

4. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?
(a) Reasons or motivations for writing.
(b) The necessity of studying other authors.
(c) The writer's life.
(d) The importance of studying grammar and vocabulary.

5. How does King obtain money from his classmates?
(a) He writes a novel based on one of Poe's stories and sells it at school.
(b) He writes jokes and sells them.
(c) He writes clever short stories.
(d) He writes term papers for them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. If a reader does not see an image the same way as the writer, how has the image changed?

3. In what manner does King say writers must always consider writing?

4. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

5. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?

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