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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 makes King's accident so tragic?
(a) His injuries prevent him from writing.
(b) It is completely preventable.
(c) It is ironic given his previous work, Misery.
(d) It happens so suddenly.

2. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?
(a) An object, its color, and its number.
(b) Four items and their location/relation to one another.
(c) Only two: the object and a number on its back.
(d) Five.

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

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

5. In the chapter, Toolbox, what advice does King give the reader?
(a) Writers should always be prepared.
(b) Writers need to have outlets other than writing.
(c) Writers need their own toolbox to be successful.
(d) Writers should carefully prepare their tools before beginning to write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?

2. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?

3. What type of job does King believe writing to be?

4. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?

5. According to King, what should dialogue represent?

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