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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?
(a) He tells him to stay out of trouble in the future.
(b) He encourages King to quit writing.
(c) He tells him to get a job to keep him busy.
(d) He tells him to get a job with a local paper as a sports writer.

2. 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 isolated by their classmates.
(d) They were hounded by their parents to get good grades.

3. If a reader does not see an image the same way as the writer, how has the image changed?
(a) The image becomes more elaborated.
(b) The image doesn't change. It is the same image.
(c) The creative process changes the image to fit the story.
(d) As the reader reads about it, the details change.

4. When does King get the idea for Carrie?
(a) After reading about another girl.
(b) After watching a similar TV show.
(c) After taking a job at a high school.
(d) When his wife tells him a story she overheard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a writer sees an image in his/her head and writes it down, what is he accomplishing in regards to the reader?

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

3. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?

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

5. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?

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