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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. If used correctly, King believes that dialogue could be what object for a writer?
2. King also suggests limiting speaker attributes. What are speaker attributes?
3. According to King, what goes in the top of the writer's toolbox?
4. How does King define vocabulary?
5. How does King feel about figures of speech?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think King stresses the importance of writing a lot in On Writing?
2. In the chapter, On Writing, King says characters should be multi-dimensional. What motive is there for trying to give all characters evil, as well as good, characteristics?
3. In the chapter, On Writing, King says a writer can improve his work by reading. How does the advice given by King 'to read' improve a writer's work?
4. How would some of King's other beliefs about writing increase a reader's pleasure? Explain in your own words.
5. King believes in writers bringing their 'toolbox' with them when writing. Why is he so impassioned with the concept of a toolbox?
6. What inference can you make from King's claim in On Writing that a writer should have a specific space in which to work?
7. How would you evaluate King's advice to aspiring writers in the chapters, What Writing Is, and Toolbox?
8. In the chapter, On Writing, King states every writer should have an agent. Why does he believe this to be important?
9. What evidence can you find to support King's claim that plot is less necessary than many would have the writer believe?
10. In the chapter, On Writing, King says some critics of his work claim that he is a hack. What is a hack and what evidence can you find to support the statement that King is a hack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
What factors led to the publication of Carrie? Why do you think the novel was a success? Use ideas from the text to support your claims.
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