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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Prescription pain-killers.
(d) Marijuana.

2. When does King begin to write stories?
(a) When he is eight or nine.
(b) During his first year of school.
(c) After he finishes school.
(d) While he is in kindergarten.

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

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

5. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?
(a) Because his wife hates the story.
(b) Because he feels he doesn't know enough about the events that went on in a girl's locker room.
(c) Because he is too busy to continue.
(d) Because he doesn't like the main character Carrie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?

2. What happens with the electromagnet experiment?

3. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

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

5. Where does King discover horror stories?

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