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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does King begin to write stories?
(a) During his first year of school.
(b) When he is eight or nine.
(c) While he is in kindergarten.
(d) After he finishes school.

2. What lesson does the experience with his uncle teach King?
(a) He always remembers the advice and learned to be prepared.
(b) He learns to appreciate physical labor.
(c) He learns the importance of having the right tool for the job.
(d) He learns to have the toolbox handy and ready for odd jobs around the house.

3. Why does King's uncle carry the whole toolbox with him?
(a) Because it is a habit.
(b) Because he says a person could never be sure what tools he would need.
(c) Because he can't go back home between jobs.
(d) Because lifting it gives him a workout.

4. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?
(a) Mistreats him and complains to his mother about his behavior.
(b) Tortures King with a belt.
(c) Feeds him too many eggs and then locks him in a closet.
(d) Forces him to stay in his room all day.

5. How does King feel about writers improving their work?
(a) He believes writers improve their work through experience.
(b) He is sure only good writers can successfully improve their writing.
(c) He believes bad writers can become good writers.
(d) He feels a good writer can become an excellent writer, but a bad writer will always be bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?

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

3. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?

4. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

5. What number appears in King's image?

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