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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does King meet while in college?
(a) His future agent.
(b) His future wife.
(c) His writing mentor.
(d) His future publisher.

2. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?
(a) That the writing is drudgery.
(b) That writing is a serious job with inexplicable aspects.
(c) That fame and fortune are fleeting.
(d) That writing will probably not make a lot of money for the reader.

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

4. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) A black and white skunk.
(c) A bear.
(d) A snake.

5. How does King state he feels about writing for money?
(a) One cannot write in anticipation of making money.
(b) Writing is art, and as such, it may not pay.
(c) Everyone writes for money.
(d) Writing for money is unnecessary; it will come.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?

4. What is one reason for reading the book, On Writing?

5. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?

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