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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the second specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
(a) Diction.
(b) Voice.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Vocabulary.

4. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A parakeet.
(c) A cat.
(d) A turtle.

5. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A high school English teacher.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) A worker in a laundry.
(d) A night janitor for his wife's office.

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

7. How can the book, On Writing, be described?
(a) A masterpiece.
(b) Poignant, educated and inspiring.
(c) Clever, formulistic, but inspiring.
(d) A poorly conceived hack job.

8. King states that writing is a job that includes aspects that are ____.
(a) Void of meaning.
(b) Unexplainable.
(c) Ponderous.
(d) Drudgery.

9. In what manner does King say writers must always consider writing?
(a) Ideologically.
(b) Realistically.
(c) Morally.
(d) Seriously.

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

11. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?
(a) Stories about family members.
(b) Stories told to King about his family.
(c) Local gossip and family news.
(d) Family and neighborhood news.

12. When does King begin to write stories?
(a) While he is in kindergarten.
(b) During his first year of school.
(c) When he is eight or nine.
(d) After he finishes school.

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

14. Who is the character Carrie based on?
(a) One of his students.
(b) His imagination.
(c) Two girls he knew in high school.
(d) A friend of his wife's.

15. What is King's overall opinion on writing as a profession?
(a) It is frivolous.
(b) It is serious and straightforward.
(c) It is didactic.
(d) It is humorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?

2. Of the details King has supplied the reader regarding his image in the second chapter, what does King hope the reader will primarily focus on?

3. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?

4. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?

5. When does King get the idea for Carrie?

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