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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 equipment does a writer need according to King?
2. What does King's uncle use from the toolbox?
3. In conclusion, what is the chapter, Toolbox, about?
4. On certain occasions, King believes that grammar rules _________ .
5. How does King paint the main character from The Dead Zone?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the chapter, On Writing, King explains that description should be the smallest amount possible. How would you evaluate King's beliefs on writing description?
2. In the chapter, On Writing, King states every writer should have an agent. Why does he believe this to be important?
3. How would you evaluate King's advice to aspiring writers in the chapters, What Writing Is, and Toolbox?
4. What are some of the most important aspects of grammar that an aspiring writer should observe according to King?
5. Explain the significance of King's statement that a good writer can become an excellent writer, but a bad writer will always be a bad writer according to King in On Writing.
6. Explain King's beliefs on vocabulary.
7. King also said 'to not write in fear'. What do you think he means by this statement? Explain in your own words.
8. 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?
9. King believes in writers bringing their 'toolbox' with them when writing. Why is he so impassioned with the concept of a toolbox?
10. What evidence can you find about King's feelings on Strunk and White's Elements of Style?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
King claims all writers need a 'toolbox'. Why is a toolbox important for a writer? What should the toolbox contain? How can a writer improve his toolbox according to King? Use specific answers from the book to explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
When King says there are some elements of writing that are highly unexplainable, what is he trying to say? King also claims writing is magic. What evidence can you find in the book, On Writing, that writing is magic? Defend your answer with specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
King believed that characters must be multi-dimensional rather than cardboard figures. Has King been successful in creating multi-dimensional characters? Citing examples from the book, On Writing, how would you evaluate the characters in King's different novels?
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