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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 one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A worker in a laundry.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) A night janitor for his wife's office.
(d) A high school English teacher.

2. Where is the cloth mentioned in King's image located within the image?
(a) Lying on the floor.
(b) Draped over a chair.
(c) Beside the first object.
(d) Under the cage.

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

4. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?
(a) So that the reader creates an image different from the one King describes.
(b) To allow the reader to see the image in their own way.
(c) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.
(d) King wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.

5. Why does King miss his first year of school?
(a) Because he moves too many times.
(b) Because his mother homeschools him.
(c) Because of chronic ear and throat infections.
(d) Because of his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does King get the idea for Carrie?

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

3. In order to ignore a grammar rule, what does King believe must be observed?

4. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?

5. What is a common characteristic of adverbs?

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