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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Prescription pain-killers.
(d) Cocaine.

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

3. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?
(a) The necessity of studying other authors.
(b) The importance of studying grammar and vocabulary.
(c) The writer's life.
(d) Reasons or motivations for writing.

4. What happens to Carrie several months later after its initial sale?
(a) The book is made into a movie.
(b) The publisher sells the paperback rights.
(c) The book is published in Spanish.
(d) The book sells its paperback rights to TNT for a television series.

5. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?
(a) Their pets.
(b) Always being in trouble.
(c) Many adventures.
(d) How his brother hit him.

6. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?
(a) A black and white skunk.
(b) A snake.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) A bear.

7. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?
(a) King wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.
(b) So that the reader creates an image different from the one King describes.
(c) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.
(d) To allow the reader to see the image in their own way.

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

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

10. What does the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?
(a) An image.
(b) An injunction.
(c) A piece of advice.
(d) A monologue.

11. What is the location of the first item mentioned in the image?
(a) In a chair.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On a table.
(d) Over a counter.

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

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

14. How does his writing help King financially?
(a) King's stories never made much, but every little bit helped.
(b) King's writing didn't really help financially.
(c) King's writing was a steady, but small source of income.
(d) Often his stories would sell when they were in serious financial trouble.

15. What is King's overall opinion on details in writing?
(a) Supply those the reader would never get on his own.
(b) Only supply the minimum.
(c) Supply all major details, but let the reader fill in the minor ones.
(d) Supply key details and a couple of minor ones for color.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?

4. Where on the animal is something unusual attached?

5. How does King obtain money from his classmates?

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