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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through C.V..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?
(a) Writing as a career.
(b) Writing as magic.
(c) Writing as life support.
(d) Writing for money.

2. Whom does King meet while in college?
(a) His future agent.
(b) His future publisher.
(c) His future wife.
(d) His writing mentor.

3. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?
(a) A snake.
(b) A black and white skunk.
(c) A bear.
(d) Poison ivy.

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

5. How does King obtain money from his classmates?
(a) He writes jokes and sells them.
(b) He writes a novel based on one of Poe's stories and sells it at school.
(c) He writes clever short stories.
(d) He writes term papers for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?

2. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?

3. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?

4. When does King begin to write stories?

5. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?

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