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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does King's mother die?
(a) She dies of uterine cancer.
(b) She dies of cirrhosis.
(c) She dies of injuries received in a traffic accident.
(d) She dies from an overdose.

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

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

4. Whom does King meet while in college?
(a) His future publisher.
(b) His future agent.
(c) His future wife.
(d) His writing mentor.

5. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?
(a) While in junior high school.
(b) While in college.
(c) While in elementary school.
(d) While in high school.

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

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

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

9. What is the first thing King requests in the second chapter that his readers accept about writing?
(a) Writing is magic.
(b) Writing is a way to build on your senses.
(c) Writing is an exercise.
(d) Writing is creative.

10. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?
(a) A letter.
(b) An eye.
(c) A number.
(d) A Chinese symbol.

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

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

13. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?
(a) He didn't.
(b) He describes its texture.
(c) He talks about its smell.
(d) He describes its color.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What number appears in King's image?

5. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?

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