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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How can the book, On Writing, be described?
(a) A masterpiece.
(b) Clever, formulistic, but inspiring.
(c) Poignant, educated and inspiring.
(d) A poorly conceived hack job.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of job does King believe writing to be?

3. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?

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

5. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?

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