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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?
(a) Because he feels he doesn't know enough about the events that went on in a girl's locker room.
(b) Because his wife hates the story.
(c) Because he doesn't like the main character Carrie.
(d) Because he is too busy to continue.

2. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?
(a) On Living.
(b) Writing My Way.
(c) On Writing.
(d) What Writing Is.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?

3. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?

4. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?

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

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