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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. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?
2. When does King begin to write stories?
3. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?
4. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?
5. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
Short Essay Questions
1. As a child, King had many chronic ear and throat infections. How might these illnesses lead King to writing?
2. What relationship is there between writing as a career and writing as a passion? Explain in your own words.
3. In what way is the chapter, What Writing Is, different from the usual book on writing?
4. 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?
5. How would you summarize the different jobs King had during his early career? How might these jobs have influenced his work?
6. After Tabitha King's intervention in her husband's addictions, King insisted on moving his desk. How was this symbolically important to him?
7. What are some of the things King remembers from his childhood? How might they have affected his writing?
8. One of King's babysitters was particularly cruel. How might she have affected his later writings?
9. In a short paper, summarize the main points of King's life as an author.
10. Why does King write? Explain in your own words based on the chapters, C.V., and What Writing Is.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What conclusions can you draw from King's statements about a writer having his own space in which to work? What alternatives are there for those people who want to write but find it impossible to obtain a space in their living quarters?
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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