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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 third specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be?
(a) A book on realism.
(b) A book on horror.
(c) A book on subjectivity.
(d) An instruction handbook.

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

3. What is the second specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Voice.
(b) Vocabulary.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Diction.

4. Where on the animal is something unusual attached?
(a) On its back.
(b) On a collar around its neck.
(c) On its side.
(d) On its foot.

5. How does his writing help King financially?
(a) King's writing was a steady, but small source of income.
(b) King's stories never made much, but every little bit helped.
(c) Often his stories would sell when they were in serious financial trouble.
(d) King's writing didn't really help financially.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King's mother die?

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

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

4. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?

5. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.

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