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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. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?
(a) Because his wife hates the story.
(b) Because he is too busy to continue.
(c) Because he doesn't like the main character Carrie.
(d) Because he feels he doesn't know enough about the events that went on in a girl's locker room.

2. Why was the person who caused King's accident going into town?
(a) He wanted to buy a lottery ticket.
(b) He needed gas for a trip the next day.
(c) He wanted a candy bar.
(d) He needed cigarettes.

3. How does King use this advice from his uncle?
(a) He falls in love with tools and creates his own toolbox for chores around the house.
(b) He always takes all his tools when he has to fix something.
(c) He applies it to his writing.
(d) He buys new tools every time he receives a check for his work.

4. In conclusion, what is the chapter, Toolbox, about?
(a) King's analogy on the art of writing.
(b) King's effort to present the mechanics of writing to his readers.
(c) King's beliefs about how to become an excellent writer.
(d) King's feelings about the writing world.

5. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?
(a) He talks about its smell.
(b) He describes its color.
(c) He didn't.
(d) He describes its texture.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a reader does not see an image the same way as the writer, how has the image changed?

2. Another belief of King is that writers have a special need. What is this need?

3. According to King, what is the best technique to use with description?

4. Why does King take this position on adverbs?

5. There is another element in the making of a good writer according to King's statements. What is it?

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