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

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

3. What does King do while editor of his school paper?
(a) He writes a satirical version of the paper.
(b) He wins a national contest for the paper.
(c) He creates one of the best versions of the paper ever.
(d) He copies other people's stories and publishes them.

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

5. When does King begin to write stories?
(a) While he is in kindergarten.
(b) During his first year of school.
(c) After he finishes school.
(d) When he is eight or nine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?

3. How does King state he feels about writing for money?

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

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

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