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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a reader does not see an image the same way as the writer, how has the image changed?
(a) The image doesn't change. It is the same image.
(b) The image becomes more elaborated.
(c) As the reader reads about it, the details change.
(d) The creative process changes the image to fit the story.

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

3. How does King obtain money from his classmates?
(a) He writes term papers for them.
(b) He writes a novel based on one of Poe's stories and sells it at school.
(c) He writes jokes and sells them.
(d) He writes clever short stories.

4. If used correctly, King believes that dialogue could be what object for a writer?
(a) The least important tool in the writer's toolbox.
(b) A strong tool in the writer's toolbox.
(c) A helpful tool like a monologue.
(d) A clever device used by the writer when necessary.

5. According to King, what are two reasons to write?
(a) Writing for fame and glory; writing for a livelihood.
(b) Writing as a passion; writing as a way to gain fame.
(c) Writing as a passion; writing as a career.
(d) Writing as a serious career; writing as a hobby.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of job does King believe writing to be?

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

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