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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The possibilities of significant other numbers.
(b) On this number and what it might mean.
(c) The number as an object of fate.
(d) The other details about the animal.

2. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.
(a) The importance of the reader's creativity.
(b) What writing is.
(c) The use of description to fully set up a scene.
(d) How to entice a reader to read more.

3. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?
(a) He tells him to stay out of trouble in the future.
(b) He tells him to get a job to keep him busy.
(c) He tells him to get a job with a local paper as a sports writer.
(d) He encourages King to quit writing.

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

5. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?
(a) A letter.
(b) A number.
(c) An eye.
(d) A Chinese symbol.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?

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