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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 hits King?
(a) A dark blue pick-up truck.
(b) A semi.
(c) A sport utility vehicle.
(d) A blue Dodge van.

2. Where is King walking when he is hit?
(a) On a corner waiting for the light to change.
(b) On a grassy stretch in the middle of a double-lane highway.
(c) On the sidewalk in front of his house.
(d) On the side of a road up a blind hill.

3. In the chapter, C.V., King makes a discovery about writing. What is this discovery?
(a) He discovers that his writing is not very good.
(b) He discovers that writing was something he likes to do.
(c) He discovers that writing is an obsession.
(d) He discovers that writing controls his life.

4. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?
(a) It is frivolous.
(b) It is didactic.
(c) It is humorous.
(d) It is serious and straightforward.

5. Where is King found when help arrives after the accident?
(a) Lying on the side of the road.
(b) At home.
(c) Sitting in the van.
(d) Face down in a ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King say about adverbs?

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

3. What advice does King give on paragraphs?

4. According to King, grammar rules were _______________ .

5. Why does King's uncle carry the whole toolbox with him?

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