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

2. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?
(a) Always being in trouble.
(b) How his brother hit him.
(c) Their pets.
(d) Many adventures.

3. Why does King feel that plotting out a novel is not wise?
(a) He wants his characters to be free to act.
(b) He likes for his story to develop, and then he tries to mold the plot when necessary.
(c) He feels that the story creates the plot.
(d) He believes it would be dishonest to the characters.

4. How long is King in the hospital?
(a) Over three weeks.
(b) Less than a week.
(c) Nearly six months.
(d) About two months.

5. In conclusion, what is the chapter, Toolbox, about?
(a) King's effort to present the mechanics of writing to his readers.
(b) King's feelings about the writing world.
(c) King's analogy on the art of writing.
(d) King's beliefs about how to become an excellent writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King believe about writers who are too busy to read?

2. At what point does King try to add symbolism to his work?

3. King gives the example of John Grisham as a writer. What does he say about Grisham?

4. From whom does King's uncle inherit something?

5. What does King do while editor of his school paper?

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