On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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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 equipment does a writer need according to King?
(a) A computer, or a pad of paper, and perhaps some music.
(b) A desk and a chair with a typewriter.
(c) A telephone, a desk, and a computer.
(d) A telephone, a computer, and some music.

2. What does the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?
(a) An image.
(b) An injunction.
(c) A piece of advice.
(d) A monologue.

3. Where is King taken at first after his accident?
(a) To a local hospital.
(b) To a doctor's office.
(c) To a trauma center.
(d) To a public clinic.

4. What does King define writing as?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) Visualization of scenes.
(c) A juxtaposition of words and images.
(d) The creation of images in a reader's head.

5. Who causes King's accident?
(a) Emile Jenkins.
(b) Mark Givens.
(c) Bryan Smith.
(d) Bobby Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is King going before his accident?

2. Why isn't King working on the book, On Writing, at the time of the accident?

3. What does King consider to be the best tool in making a writer?

4. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?

5. If a reader does not see an image the same way as the writer, how has the image changed?

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