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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 King brothers' newspaper contain?
(a) Stories about family members.
(b) Local gossip and family news.
(c) Stories told to King about his family.
(d) Family and neighborhood news.

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

3. What is one reason for reading the book, On Writing?
(a) It provides a formats for writers.
(b) It provides inspiration.
(c) It provides a discussion of King's famous works.
(d) It provides King's views on other writer's formulas for success.

4. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?
(a) At Massachusetts Mills and Dye Co.
(b) At West Point Peppermill Mfg Co.
(c) At Worumbo Mills and Weaving.
(d) At Canon Mills and Mfg. Co.

5. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Prescription pain-killers.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a book is On Writing?

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

3. What number appears in King's image?

4. What does the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?

5. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?

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