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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 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 wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.
(d) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.

2. What is the name of the dog involved in King's accident?
(a) Blackie.
(b) Bullet.
(c) Rex.
(d) Ringo.

3. 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.

4. However, King does believe _______ to be essential to a writer's vocabulary.
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Cleverness.
(d) Beauty.

5. 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?
(a) A change in the meaning of his writing.
(b) A change to a deeper kind of symbolism in his writing.
(c) A change in the priorities of his life.
(d) A change in his writing style.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?

2. How does King obtain money from his classmates?

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

4. What does King do while editor of his school paper?

5. What does King's uncle inherit?

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