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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 does King do while editor of his school paper?
2. When does King get the idea for Carrie?
3. What is the first thing King requests in the second chapter that his readers accept about writing?
4. To which substance is King first addicted as a young man?
5. Where does King discover horror stories?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does King write? Explain in your own words based on the chapters, C.V., and What Writing Is.
2. 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?
3. What relationship is there between writing as a career and writing as a passion? Explain in your own words.
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. In what way is the book, On Writing, to be different from King's usual work?
6. As a child, King had many chronic ear and throat infections. How might these illnesses lead King to writing?
7. What are some of the aspects of writing that King is not going to emphasize in the chapter, What Writing Is?
8. One of King's babysitters was particularly cruel. How might she have affected his later writings?
9. How did King begin his career as a writer?
10. What are some of the things King remembers from his childhood? How might they have affected his writing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What changes was King forced to make in his writing life after his accident? Did this affect the amount or quality of his work? How did it affect his feelings about his work? Explain your answer based on the book, On 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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