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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does King discover horror stories?
(a) At his aunt and uncle's house.
(b) In the school library.
(c) At the newsstand.
(d) At the local theater.

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

3. What kind of stories does King particularly enjoy?
(a) Mystery stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
(b) Horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Stories by O. Henry.
(d) Humorous stories by Mark Twain.

4. The change that King made in his writing life after his wife's intervention is seen by King as a symbol. What does this symbol represent?
(a) A change to a deeper kind of symbolism in his writing.
(b) A change in his writing style.
(c) A change in the meaning of his writing.
(d) A change in the priorities of his life.

5. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?
(a) Stories about family members.
(b) Family and neighborhood news.
(c) Local gossip and family news.
(d) Stories told to King about his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?

2. What happens to the person(s) on whom King bases Carrie while they were in high school?

3. When does King begin to write stories?

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

5. Whom does King meet while in college?

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