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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?
(a) While in junior high school.
(b) While in high school.
(c) While in college.
(d) While in elementary school.

3. In addition to his injunction, King wants writers to leave something behind when they write. What should writers leave behind?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Their desires.
(c) Cleverness.
(d) Fear.

4. What does King feel he will accomplish with his technique regarding description?
(a) He is leaving some things to the reader's imagination.
(b) He urges the writer to work more on his dialogues.
(c) He doesn not want the reader to become an active participant in the creative process.
(d) He believes that a reader is unimpressed by description.

5. What is the third specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be?
(a) A book on realism.
(b) A book on subjectivity.
(c) A book on horror.
(d) An instruction handbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King use this advice from his uncle?

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

3. At what point does King try to add symbolism to his work?

4. What kind of stories does King particularly enjoy?

5. What happens with the electromagnet experiment?

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