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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what manner does King say writers must always consider writing?
(a) Realistically.
(b) Ideologically.
(c) Morally.
(d) Seriously.

3. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?
(a) On Living.
(b) Writing My Way.
(c) On Writing.
(d) What Writing Is.

4. What action does King believe a writer should take with respect to grammar?
(a) To ask teachers about things which confuse the writer.
(b) To thoroughly read a well-known grammar text.
(c) To research the writer's specific doubts on the Internet.
(d) To ignore grammar and let editors correct any obvious mistakes.

5. How does King use this advice from his uncle?
(a) He buys new tools every time he receives a check for his work.
(b) He applies it to his writing.
(c) He always takes all his tools when he has to fix something.
(d) He falls in love with tools and creates his own toolbox for chores around the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does King feel that plotting out a novel is not wise?

2. .What is the first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?

3. When a writer sees an image in his/her head and writes it down, what is he accomplishing in regards to the reader?

4. King's comparison of a handyman's toolbox with a writer's tool box is which figure of speech?

5. What happens to Carrie several months later after its initial sale?

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