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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What Writing Is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A parakeet.
(c) A cat.
(d) A rabbit.

2. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?
(a) Stories related to how King became a horror novelist.
(b) Stories about King's views on writing.
(c) Stories from King's childhood related to how he became a writer.
(d) Stories about King's early life.

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

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 in his writing style.
(b) A change to a deeper kind of symbolism in his writing.
(c) A change in the priorities of his life.
(d) A change in the meaning of his writing.

5. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?
(a) Yes, if the reader reads carefully.
(b) No, not always.
(c) If the writer describes it well, he will.
(d) Yes, he does.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?

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

3. What is King's overall opinion on details in writing?

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

5. .What is the first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?

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