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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 is the third specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be?
(a) A book on subjectivity.
(b) A book on horror.
(c) An instruction handbook.
(d) A book on realism.

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

3. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bear.
(d) A black and white skunk.

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

5. Where does King discover horror stories?
(a) At his aunt and uncle's house.
(b) At the newsstand.
(c) At the local theater.
(d) In the school library.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a reader does not see an image the same way as the writer, how has the image changed?

2. Whom does King meet while in college?

3. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?

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

5. How does King obtain money from his classmates?

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