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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. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?
(a) That fame and fortune are fleeting.
(b) That writing will probably not make a lot of money for the reader.
(c) That writing is a serious job with inexplicable aspects.
(d) That the writing is drudgery.

2. How does King's mother die?
(a) She dies of uterine cancer.
(b) She dies of injuries received in a traffic accident.
(c) She dies of cirrhosis.
(d) She dies from an overdose.

3. Which genre does King feel Misery will belong to when he begins to write the story?
(a) A novel.
(b) A short story.
(c) A novella.
(d) A screenplay.

4. How does King use this advice from his uncle?
(a) He falls in love with tools and creates his own toolbox for chores around the house.
(b) He buys new tools every time he receives a check for his work.
(c) He always takes all his tools when he has to fix something.
(d) He applies it to his writing.

5. Where does King work during his recovery period?
(a) Near the kitchen.
(b) On the sun porch.
(c) In a back hall.
(d) In his office.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?

2. Why was the person who caused King's accident going into town?

3. What kind of verbs does King recommend be used when writing?

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

5. Why does King feel that plotting out a novel is not wise?

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