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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Living: A Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A night janitor for his wife's office.
(c) A high school English teacher.
(d) A worker in a laundry.

2. What does King's uncle take with him when he works?
(a) Only a couple of his favorite tools.
(b) His entire toolbox.
(c) The specific tools needed for the job.
(d) Usually his screwdriver, a hammer, a few nails and screws.

3. How does King obtain money from his classmates?
(a) He writes a novel based on one of Poe's stories and sells it at school.
(b) He writes jokes and sells them.
(c) He writes clever short stories.
(d) He writes term papers for them.

4. According to King, what three things are the bases of all stories?
(a) Characterization, dialogue and theme.
(b) Dialogue, theme, and description.
(c) Narration, dialogue, and description.
(d) Narration, dialogue, and characterization.

5. King has been called a hack over the years. What is a hack?
(a) A literary drudge.
(b) A writer with no talent.
(c) A writer of trivial matter.
(d) An excellent writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does King throw the story Carrie in the trash can?

2. How does King feel about writers improving their work?

3. 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?

4. From whom does King's uncle inherit something?

5. What reaction does King have to resuming work after his accident?

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