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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is King's first piece of advice to those reading the chapter, On Writing?
(a) To practice their writing using his suggestions.
(b) To believe in their work.
(c) To read.
(d) To write every day.

2. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?
(a) It is frivolous.
(b) It is humorous.
(c) It is serious and straightforward.
(d) It is didactic.

3. Another belief of King is that writers have a special need. What is this need?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A modern computer with Skype and YouTube accounts.
(c) A specific space in which to write.
(d) An office equipped with a computer and internet access.

4. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?
(a) A parakeet.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A cat.

5. Which genre does King feel Misery will belong to when he begins to write the story?
(a) A screenplay.
(b) A novel.
(c) A short story.
(d) A novella.

Short Answer Questions

1. The change that King made in his writing life after his wife's intervention is seen by King as a symbol. What does this symbol represent?

2. What does King feel he will accomplish with his technique regarding description?

3. Why does King take this position on adverbs?

4. What advice does King give on paragraphs?

5. In addition to comments on paragraphs, King mentions one other feature of the page. What is it?

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