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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. Of the details King has supplied the reader regarding his image in the second chapter, what does King hope the reader will primarily focus on?
(a) On this number and what it might mean.
(b) The number as an object of fate.
(c) The other details about the animal.
(d) The possibilities of significant other numbers.

2. However, King does believe _______ to be essential to a writer's vocabulary.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Cleverness.
(d) Honesty.

3. What equipment does a writer need according to King?
(a) A desk and a chair with a typewriter.
(b) A telephone, a desk, and a computer.
(c) A telephone, a computer, and some music.
(d) A computer, or a pad of paper, and perhaps some music.

4. Why does King's uncle carry the whole toolbox with him?
(a) Because it is a habit.
(b) Because he can't go back home between jobs.
(c) Because he says a person could never be sure what tools he would need.
(d) Because lifting it gives him a workout.

5. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?
(a) Writing My Way.
(b) On Writing.
(c) What Writing Is.
(d) On Living.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?

2. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?

3. What suggestion does King's wife make during his recovery period?

4. According to King, what are two reasons to write?

5. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?

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