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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 first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Theme and plot.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Writing mechanics.
(d) Writing exercises.

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

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

4. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?
(a) Tortures King with a belt.
(b) Mistreats him and complains to his mother about his behavior.
(c) Forces him to stay in his room all day.
(d) Feeds him too many eggs and then locks him in a closet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?

2. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?

3. After Tabitha King's intervention in King's addictions, he makes some changes in his life. What change does he make in his writing life?

4. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?

5. 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?

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