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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 the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?
(a) A monologue.
(b) An injunction.
(c) A piece of advice.
(d) An image.

2. How can the book, On Writing, be described?
(a) A poorly conceived hack job.
(b) Clever, formulistic, but inspiring.
(c) Poignant, educated and inspiring.
(d) A masterpiece.

3. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?
(a) Stories about family members.
(b) Family and neighborhood news.
(c) Stories told to King about his family.
(d) Local gossip and family news.

4. What kind of a book is On Writing?
(a) A book on writing.
(b) A book on writing a biography.
(c) Part biography and part how-to.
(d) A novel.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?

3. 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?

4. What is the first object described in the image in the second chapter?

5. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.

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