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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Writing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does King emphasize the importance of reading?
(a) He believes a writer learns his craft from reading.
(b) He thinks that writers need to see what other writers are writing about.
(c) He wants writers to appreciate different styles of writing.
(d) He feels that writers need to widen their horizons.

2. How many words a day does King try to produce?
(a) 2000 words.
(b) 3000 words.
(c) 5000 words.
(d) 1500 words.

3. How does King use theme in his novels?
(a) To help him stay on course.
(b) To illustrate otherwise obscure points.
(c) To create a moral in his work.
(d) To guide the plot along.

4. What does King feel he will accomplish with his technique regarding description?
(a) He believes that a reader is unimpressed by description.
(b) He urges the writer to work more on his dialogues.
(c) He is leaving some things to the reader's imagination.
(d) He doesn not want the reader to become an active participant in the creative process.

5. What book does King recommend for grammar study?
(a) Strunk and White's Elements of Style.
(b) Prentice-Hall Handbook of Grammar.
(c) Any good high school grammar text.
(d) Betty Azar's Understanding and Using English Grammar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King define vocabulary?

2. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?

3. Why does King feel that plotting out a novel is not wise?

4. What is the first object described in the image in the second chapter?

5. King gives the example of John Grisham as a writer. What does he say about Grisham?

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