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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 is the dog involved in the accident trying to do?
(a) Jump out the window.
(b) Get some meat in an ice chest.
(c) Climb into the front seat.
(d) Bark at dogs on the roadside.

2. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A high school English teacher.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) A worker in a laundry.
(d) A night janitor for his wife's office.

3. There is another element in the making of a good writer according to King's statements. What is it?
(a) To have definite writing goals.
(b) To write when the muse strikes.
(c) To write frequently.
(d) To write a lot.

4. How many words a day does King try to produce?
(a) 3000 words.
(b) 5000 words.
(c) 2000 words.
(d) 1500 words.

5. In order to ignore a grammar rule, what does King believe must be observed?
(a) An explanation must be given to the reader.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A new rule must be created.
(d) It must be done properly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing King requests in the second chapter that his readers accept about writing?

2. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?

3. How does King use theme in his novels?

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

5. How does the person responsible for King's accident end up causing the accident?

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