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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?
(a) The reader.
(b) The writer.
(c) The translator.
(d) No one.

3. What does King define writing as?
(a) Visualization of scenes.
(b) A juxtaposition of words and images.
(c) Telepathy.
(d) The creation of images in a reader's head.

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) Reasons or motivations for writing.
(d) The writer's life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?

2. What is the third specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be?

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

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

5. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?

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