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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Living: A Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does King believe is necessary to create strong characters?
(a) They should be multidimensional.
(b) They should be clearly defined but interesting.
(c) They should be clearly defined by their actions.
(d) The reader should have no problem identifying the good characters from the bad ones.

2. What does King consider to be the best tool in making a writer?
(a) Practice writing.
(b) Taking writing courses in different genres.
(c) Reading.
(d) Going to writers' retreats.

3. What kind of a book is On Writing?
(a) Part biography and part how-to.
(b) A book on writing.
(c) A book on writing a biography.
(d) A novel.

4. .What is the first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Writing exercises.
(b) Theme and plot.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Writing mechanics.

5. Why does King miss his first year of school?
(a) Because of chronic ear and throat infections.
(b) Because his mother homeschools him.
(c) Because he moves too many times.
(d) Because of his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going out with King on the day of his accident?

2. What does King help his uncle fix as a child?

3. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?

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

5. With respect to vocabulary, King states that __________ does not matter:

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