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

2. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?
(a) Writing as a hobby.
(b) Writing as a passion.
(c) Writing for money.
(d) Writing for fame.

3. In what manner does King say writers must always consider writing?
(a) Ideologically.
(b) Realistically.
(c) Morally.
(d) Seriously.

4. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?
(a) A cat.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A parakeet.
(d) A rabbit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?

4. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?

5. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.

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