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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?
2. What does King define writing as?
3. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?
4. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?
5. What is the second specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?
Short Essay Questions
1. One of King's babysitters was particularly cruel. How might she have affected his later writings?
2. After Tabitha King's intervention in her husband's addictions, King insisted on moving his desk. How was this symbolically important to him?
3. King was a heavy drinker and addicted to cocaine. He believed that these two elements contributed to his creativity. In terms of the chapter, C.V., do you think his belief was justified? Why or why not?
4. What are some of the aspects of writing that King is not going to emphasize in the chapter, What Writing Is?
5. Why does King write? Explain in your own words based on the chapters, C.V., and What Writing Is.
6. How did King learn to edit his work? Why was this important to the young writer?
7. In what way is the chapter, What Writing Is, different from the usual book on writing?
8. What facts or ideas show the beginnings of King's career as a master of horror?
9. What relationship is there between writing as a career and writing as a passion? Explain in your own words.
10. King opens the chapter, What Writing Is, with an image. What is the image and how is it described? In what ways is this image different from other images presented in books? What is King's motive in doing this? Do you think this is an effective way to allow the reader to see the scene? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
King has been called a hack. He defends himself by saying that throughout history, other who were called hacks, are now considered important writers. How would you evaluate King's body of work, especially the book, On Writing?
Essay Topic 2
King believes a writer should write a lot to be successful. Throughout his life, King has always written. Cite specific examples from King's life that demonstrate his dedication to his theory of good writing.
Essay Topic 3
Why has Strunk and White's Elements of Style remained popular for over 30 years? What are the topics the book covers? How is this book different from other books? Even with his praise of the book, King criticizes some elements of the book. What should a writer do with these elements? Answer based on King's statements and the book, Elements of Style.
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