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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 injuries does King receive other than broken bones?
(a) His spleen is ruptured.
(b) He cuts his collar bone and head.
(c) He loses vision in one eye.
(d) His hand is injured.

2. Which speaker attributes does King find acceptable for the majority of dialogue?
(a) Whichever ones are necessary to convey the meaning of the scene.
(b) The basic 'he said', 'she said'.
(c) Clever ones that break up the monotony of the 'he said', 'she said' routine.
(d) Those which use active verbs.

3. What does King decide to do before going out in the evening on the day of his accident?
(a) To ride his bike.
(b) To go for a swim.
(c) To take a walk.
(d) To walk his dog.

4. In the chapter, Toolbox, what advice does King give the reader?
(a) Writers should carefully prepare their tools before beginning to write.
(b) Writers need their own toolbox to be successful.
(c) Writers need to have outlets other than writing.
(d) Writers should always be prepared.

5. How are King's days after he returns home from the hospital?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) He feels like he is on a vacation.
(c) He is able to relax for the first time in years.
(d) They are filled with pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What equipment does a writer need according to King?

2. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?

3. There is another element in the making of a good writer according to King's statements. What is it?

4. Who causes King's accident?

5. What is the unusual item attached to the animal?

(see the answer key)

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