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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 happens to Carrie when King sends it off to the publisher?
(a) King receives a check for $250.
(b) The publisher sells it for $2500.
(c) It sells, and he receives an advance of $2500.
(d) King receives a telegram saying the book needed revisions.

2. When does King get the idea for Carrie?
(a) After watching a similar TV show.
(b) After taking a job at a high school.
(c) After reading about another girl.
(d) When his wife tells him a story she overheard.

3. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?
(a) That the writing is drudgery.
(b) That writing is a serious job with inexplicable aspects.
(c) That writing will probably not make a lot of money for the reader.
(d) That fame and fortune are fleeting.

4. How does his writing help King financially?
(a) King's writing didn't really help financially.
(b) King's writing was a steady, but small source of income.
(c) King's stories never made much, but every little bit helped.
(d) Often his stories would sell when they were in serious financial trouble.

5. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?
(a) A textbook.
(b) A common writing book.
(c) A book of writing exercises.
(d) The usual book of topics followed by exercises.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the cloth mentioned in King's image located within the image?

2. Of the details King has supplied the reader regarding his image in the second chapter, what does King hope the reader will primarily focus on?

3. What does King define writing as?

4. How does King state he feels about writing for money?

5. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?

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