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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through C.V..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does King get the idea for Carrie?
(a) After taking a job at a high school.
(b) When his wife tells him a story she overheard.
(c) After reading about another girl.
(d) After watching a similar TV show.

2. What kind of stories does King particularly enjoy?
(a) Mystery stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
(b) Humorous stories by Mark Twain.
(c) Stories by O. Henry.
(d) Horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe.

3. On one of their expeditions, King and his brother meet an unexpected enemy. What is this enemy?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bear.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) A black and white skunk.

4. In the chapter, C.V., King makes a discovery about writing. What is this discovery?
(a) He discovers that writing is an obsession.
(b) He discovers that his writing is not very good.
(c) He discovers that writing was something he likes to do.
(d) He discovers that writing controls his life.

5. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?
(a) While in college.
(b) While in elementary school.
(c) While in high school.
(d) While in junior high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?

2. Whom does King meet while in college?

3. In the chapter, C.V., King touches on the theme of the book. What is this theme?

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

5. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?

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