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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What number appears in King's image?
(a) It is not specified.
(b) The number seven.
(c) The number 24/7.
(d) The number three.

2. According to King, what is the most important tool for a writer?
(a) Good typing skills.
(b) Lots of notes.
(c) Vocabulary.
(d) An excellent computer.

3. What does King define writing as?
(a) Visualization of scenes.
(b) Telepathy.
(c) The creation of images in a reader's head.
(d) A juxtaposition of words and images.

4. What is a common characteristic of adverbs?
(a) Frequently adverbs end in -ness.
(b) Oftentimes adverbs end with -ier.
(c) Many adverbs end in -ly.
(d) Most adverbs end in -ed.

5. What does King's uncle inherit?
(a) The house.
(b) A silver watch.
(c) A large toolbox.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is King's most important injunction to writers?

2. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?

3. What advice does King give on paragraphs?

4. In addition to his injunction, King wants writers to leave something behind when they write. What should writers leave behind?

5. From whom does King's uncle inherit something?

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