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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Living: A Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does King do with the book, On Writing, before the accident?
(a) He sets it aside.
(b) He burns the first draft.
(c) He erases it from his computer.
(d) He throws it in the trash can like Carrie.

2. What happens to the person(s) on whom King bases Carrie while they were in high school?
(a) They were bullied and mistreated by their classmates.
(b) They were abused physically.
(c) They were hounded by their parents to get good grades.
(d) They were isolated by their classmates.

3. How does King paint the main character from The Dead Zone?
(a) He has his flaws and is thoroughly evil.
(b) He is too perfect.
(c) He is evil but loving.
(d) As a nice, normal boy who is flawed.

4. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?
(a) He encourages King to quit writing.
(b) He tells him to stay out of trouble in the future.
(c) He tells him to get a job to keep him busy.
(d) He tells him to get a job with a local paper as a sports writer.

5. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?
(a) That writing will probably not make a lot of money for the reader.
(b) That fame and fortune are fleeting.
(c) That writing is a serious job with inexplicable aspects.
(d) That the writing is drudgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing on King's mind during the recovery period?

2. How long is King in the hospital?

3. When does King come to his revelation about his writing?

4. Where is King staying when the accident occurred?

5. When does King hold himself to the minimum number of words per day?

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