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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?
(a) Stories told to King about his family.
(b) Local gossip and family news.
(c) Family and neighborhood news.
(d) Stories about family members.

2. How can the book, On Writing, be described?
(a) Clever, formulistic, but inspiring.
(b) A poorly conceived hack job.
(c) A masterpiece.
(d) Poignant, educated and inspiring.

3. What does King do while editor of his school paper?
(a) He wins a national contest for the paper.
(b) He copies other people's stories and publishes them.
(c) He writes a satirical version of the paper.
(d) He creates one of the best versions of the paper ever.

4. What does one of King's babysitters do to him?
(a) Forces him to stay in his room all day.
(b) Tortures King with a belt.
(c) Feeds him too many eggs and then locks him in a closet.
(d) Mistreats him and complains to his mother about his behavior.

5. What happens to Carrie when King sends it off to the publisher?
(a) The publisher sells it for $2500.
(b) King receives a check for $250.
(c) It sells, and he receives an advance of $2500.
(d) King receives a telegram saying the book needed revisions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the person(s) on whom King bases Carrie while they were in high school?

3. When does King begin to write stories?

4. The change that King made in his writing life after his wife's intervention is seen by King as a symbol. What does this symbol represent?

5. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?

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