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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does King discover horror stories?
(a) At the newsstand.
(b) At his aunt and uncle's house.
(c) In the school library.
(d) At the local theater.

2. What number appears in King's image?
(a) The number 24/7.
(b) The number three.
(c) It is not specified.
(d) The number seven.

3. How does King describe the image discussed in chapter two?
(a) Without any details.
(b) With certain key details.
(c) With as little detail as possible.
(d) In great detail.

4. When King's principal hears about King's episode with the newspaper, what does he suggest?
(a) He tells him to get a job with a local paper as a sports writer.
(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 encourages King to quit writing.

5. How does King state he feels about writing for money?
(a) Writing for money is unnecessary; it will come.
(b) Everyone writes for money.
(c) One cannot write in anticipation of making money.
(d) Writing is art, and as such, it may not pay.

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

7. What does King suggest that readers who do not take writing seriously do?
(a) Stop reading the book.
(b) Ignore his advice completely.
(c) Study the book more carefully.
(d) Read the book, but ignore the advice that conflicts with the reader's beliefs.

8. What kind of a book is On Writing?
(a) A book on writing a biography.
(b) Part biography and part how-to.
(c) A novel.
(d) A book on writing.

9. .What is the first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Writing exercises.
(b) Writing mechanics.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Theme and plot.

10. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?
(a) Because the editor keeps him so busy he didn't have time to get into trouble.
(b) Because the job with the paper earns King a lot of money.
(c) Because he wins a national sports writing contest while there.
(d) Because the editor teaches King how to edit his work.

11. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?
(a) At Massachusetts Mills and Dye Co.
(b) At Worumbo Mills and Weaving.
(c) At West Point Peppermill Mfg Co.
(d) At Canon Mills and Mfg. Co.

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

13. What is the third specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be?
(a) A book on realism.
(b) A book on horror.
(c) A book on subjectivity.
(d) An instruction handbook.

14. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?
(a) The usual book of topics followed by exercises.
(b) A book of writing exercises.
(c) A textbook.
(d) A common writing book.

15. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?
(a) Writing for fame.
(b) Writing for money.
(c) Writing as a passion.
(d) Writing as a hobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where on the animal is something unusual attached?

2. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

3. How does King obtain money from his classmates?

4. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?

5. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?

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