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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 the meaning of his writing.
(c) A change in the priorities of his life.
(d) A change in his writing style.

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

4. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A high school English teacher.
(c) A worker in a laundry.
(d) A night janitor for his wife's office.

5. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?
(a) Mistreats him and complains to his mother about his behavior.
(b) Feeds him too many eggs and then locks him in a closet.
(c) Tortures King with a belt.
(d) Forces him to stay in his room all day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Carrie several months later after its initial sale?

2. What happens with the electromagnet experiment?

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

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

5. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?

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