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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the character Carrie based on?
(a) Two girls he knew in high school.
(b) A friend of his wife's.
(c) His imagination.
(d) One of his students.

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

3. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.
(a) Drudgery.
(b) Unexplainable.
(c) Void of meaning.
(d) Ponderous.

4. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?
(a) The necessity of studying other authors.
(b) The importance of studying grammar and vocabulary.
(c) The writer's life.
(d) Reasons or motivations for writing.

5. When a writer sees an image in his/her head and writes it down, what is he accomplishing in regards to the reader?
(a) Enticing the reader to stay alert.
(b) Demonstrating his prowess as an author who should be read.
(c) Suggesting how to understand the author's thoughts.
(d) Giving the image to the reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a book is On Writing?

2. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.

3. When does King begin to write stories?

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

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

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