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

2. What is one reason for reading the book, On Writing?
(a) It provides inspiration.
(b) It provides King's views on other writer's formulas for success.
(c) It provides a formats for writers.
(d) It provides a discussion of King's famous works.

3. What is the location of the first item mentioned in the image?
(a) Over a counter.
(b) On a table.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In a chair.

4. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?
(a) No, not always.
(b) If the writer describes it well, he will.
(c) Yes, if the reader reads carefully.
(d) Yes, he does.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?

4. According to King, what are two reasons to write?

5. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?

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