View a FREE sample

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) Writing mechanics.
(b) Writing exercises.
(c) Theme and plot.
(d) Symbolism.

2. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?
(a) Because the job with the paper earns King a lot of money.
(b) Because he wins a national sports writing contest while there.
(c) Because the editor keeps him so busy he didn't have time to get into trouble.
(d) Because the editor teaches King how to edit his work.

3. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?
(a) So that the reader creates an image different from the one King describes.
(b) To allow the reader to see the image in their own way.
(c) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.
(d) King wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.

4. 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 he is too busy to continue.
(c) Because he doesn't like the main character Carrie.
(d) Because his wife hates the story.

5. 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?
(a) He rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.
(b) He centers his desk in his office.
(c) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.
(d) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the cloth mentioned in King's image located within the image?

2. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?

3. In what manner does King say writers must always consider writing?

4. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 423 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample