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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?
(a) The writer.
(b) No one.
(c) The reader.
(d) The translator.

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

3. When a writer sees an image in his/her head and writes it down, what is he accomplishing in regards to the reader?
(a) Giving the image to the reader.
(b) Enticing the reader to stay alert.
(c) Demonstrating his prowess as an author who should be read.
(d) Suggesting how to understand the author's thoughts.

4. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?
(a) It is serious and straightforward.
(b) It is humorous.
(c) It is didactic.
(d) It is frivolous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter, C.V., King makes a discovery about writing. What is this discovery?

2. Who is the character Carrie based on?

3. Where on the animal is something unusual attached?

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

5. What is the location of the first item mentioned in the image?

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