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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 object described in the image in the second chapter?
2. 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?
3. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?
4. What does the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?
5. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What conclusions can you draw from King's comparison of writing as a career versus writing as a passion? Explain in your own words.
3. In what ways is the rabbit on the table of symbol of King's belief in magic and telepathy? Explain in your own words.
4. How did King begin his career as a writer?
5. What are some of the aspects of writing that King is not going to emphasize in the chapter, What Writing Is?
6. King believed that writing is telepathy. What is telepathy in the context of this statement?
7. After Tabitha King's intervention in her husband's addictions, King insisted on moving his desk. How was this symbolically important to him?
8. One of King's babysitters was particularly cruel. How might she have affected his later writings?
9. Why does King write? Explain in your own words based on the chapters, C.V., and What Writing Is.
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
Based on the book, On Writing, what is the most important item in the writer's toolbox? Why is this important? Support your argument with ideas from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
King believes that certain preparations are unnecessary and even harmful to aspiring writers. He mentions creative writing courses and writers' retreats. What does he have to say about these two options for writers? Explain using your own words.
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