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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bullied and mistreated by their classmates.
(c) They were abused physically.
(d) They were isolated by their classmates.

2. What does King define writing as?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) The creation of images in a reader's head.
(c) Visualization of scenes.
(d) A juxtaposition of words and images.

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

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

5. What does King do while editor of his school paper?
(a) He copies other people's stories and publishes them.
(b) He creates one of the best versions of the paper ever.
(c) He wins a national contest for the paper.
(d) He writes a satirical version of the paper.

6. How does King obtain money from his classmates?
(a) He writes jokes and sells them.
(b) He writes term papers for them.
(c) He writes clever short stories.
(d) He writes a novel based on one of Poe's stories and sells it at school.

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

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

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

10. When a writer sees an image in his/her head and writes it down, what is he accomplishing in regards to the reader?
(a) Suggesting how to understand the author's thoughts.
(b) Demonstrating his prowess as an author who should be read.
(c) Enticing the reader to stay alert.
(d) Giving the image to the reader.

11. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?
(a) Writing My Way.
(b) What Writing Is.
(c) On Writing.
(d) On Living.

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

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

14. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?
(a) If the writer describes it well, he will.
(b) Yes, if the reader reads carefully.
(c) No, not always.
(d) Yes, he does.

15. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?
(a) Writing as a career.
(b) Writing as magic.
(c) Writing for money.
(d) Writing as life support.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of the two reasons King gives for why people write, which one does he support?

3. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.

4. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?

5. Where does King discover horror stories?

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