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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can the book, On Writing, be described?
(a) Clever, formulistic, but inspiring.
(b) Poignant, educated and inspiring.
(c) A poorly conceived hack job.
(d) A masterpiece.

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

3. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?
(a) A number.
(b) A Chinese symbol.
(c) An eye.
(d) A letter.

4. King also suggests limiting speaker attributes. What are speaker attributes?
(a) Description of the physical appearance of a speaker.
(b) The physical and psychological profile of a speaker.
(c) The use of words such as 'he said' or 'she proclaimed'.
(d) This is when a speaker 'attributes' words to another person, i.e. 'Goethe stated...'.

5. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?
(a) At Worumbo Mills and Weaving.
(b) At Canon Mills and Mfg. Co.
(c) At Massachusetts Mills and Dye Co.
(d) At West Point Peppermill Mfg Co.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the chapter, Toolbox, what advice does King give the reader?

3. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?

4. What happens to the person(s) on whom King bases Carrie while they were in high school?

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

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