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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. How does King obtain money from his classmates?
2. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?
3. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?
4. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?
5. Whom does King meet while in college?
Short Essay Questions
1. Based on the chapters, C.V., and What Writing Is, what ideas justify King's statement that writing is a serious job?
2. What facts or ideas show the beginnings of King's career as a master of horror?
3. What inferences can you make from King's statement that writing is magic? Explain in your own words.
4. Why does King write? Explain in your own words based on the chapters, C.V., and What Writing Is.
5. What are some of the aspects of writing that King is not going to emphasize in the chapter, What Writing Is?
6. One of King's babysitters was particularly cruel. How might she have affected his later writings?
7. Why does King want his readers to put his book down if they are unable to accept that writing is magic?
8. Can you explain how King created the character of Carrie and why he disliked her so?
9. In what ways is the rabbit on the table of symbol of King's belief in magic and telepathy? Explain in your own words.
10. What conclusions can you draw from King's comparison of writing as a career versus writing as a passion? Explain in your own words.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How is writing as a passion different from writing as a career? What ideas in this text justify King's statement?
Essay Topic 3
What was the single most important factor in King's early success in his writing career? Back up your statements with illustrations from the book, On Writing.
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