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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of job does King believe writing to be?
(a) One requiring hard work.
(b) One of drudgery.
(c) A serious one.
(d) A joyous one.

2. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?
(a) Five.
(b) Four items and their location/relation to one another.
(c) An object, its color, and its number.
(d) Only two: the object and a number on its back.

3. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?
(a) King receives $200,000 and his life changes forever.
(b) The book sells for $400,000, of which King received one third.
(c) The paperback publisher offers King an advance of $400,000.
(d) The paperback publisher rejects the initial version of the book and demanded revisions.

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

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

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

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

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

9. After Tabitha King's intervention in King's addictions, he makes some changes in his life. What change does he make in his writing life?
(a) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.
(b) He centers his desk in his office.
(c) He rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.
(d) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.

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

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

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

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

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

15. According to King, who determines what the image in the second chapter looks like?
(a) No one.
(b) The writer.
(c) The reader.
(d) The translator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Carrie several months later after its initial sale?

2. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?

3. 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?

4. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?

5. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?

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