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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. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?
(a) At Massachusetts Mills and Dye Co.
(b) At Worumbo Mills and Weaving.
(c) At West Point Peppermill Mfg Co.
(d) At Canon Mills and Mfg. Co.

2. How does King define vocabulary?
(a) A knowledge of words used by different people that you are going to write about.
(b) Good words and knowledge of how to use them.
(c) An essential tool for good writing.
(d) The sum of the words you know.

3. After Tabitha King's intervention in King's addictions, he makes some changes in his life. What change does he make in his writing life?
(a) He centers his desk in his office.
(b) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.
(c) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.
(d) He rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.

4. Another belief of King is that writers have a special need. What is this need?
(a) A telephone.
(b) An office equipped with a computer and internet access.
(c) A specific space in which to write.
(d) A modern computer with Skype and YouTube accounts.

5. What does King do previous to the accident?
(a) He takes the dog to the vet.
(b) He drives his wife to her mother's.
(c) He goes into town for some ice cream.
(d) He takes his son to the airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first object described in the image in the second chapter?

2. How many words a day does King try to produce?

3. What kind of material should a writer read in order to learn the most from his reading?

4. What is the third specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be?

5. In the chapter, C.V., King makes a discovery about writing. What is this discovery?

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