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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What Writing Is.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does King's mother die?
(a) She dies from an overdose.
(b) She dies of cirrhosis.
(c) She dies of uterine cancer.
(d) She dies of injuries received in a traffic accident.
2. How does King describe the image discussed in chapter two?
(a) In great detail.
(b) Without any details.
(c) With as little detail as possible.
(d) With certain key details.
3. Why does it prove valuable to King to work for a local newspaper?
(a) Because the editor keeps him so busy he didn't have time to get into trouble.
(b) Because the editor teaches King how to edit his work.
(c) Because he wins a national sports writing contest while there.
(d) Because the job with the paper earns King a lot of money.
4. After Tabitha King's intervention in King's addictions, he makes some changes in his life. What change does he make in his writing life?
(a) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.
(b) He rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.
(c) He centers his desk in his office.
(d) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.
5. How many specific facts are provided by King about the entire image in the second chapter?
(a) Five.
(b) Only two: the object and a number on its back.
(c) An object, its color, and its number.
(d) Four items and their location/relation to one another.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
3. What does King define writing as?
4. According to King, what is the second condition that, if readers cannot accept, should be a reason to stop reading his book?
5. What is the first thing King requests in the second chapter that his readers accept about writing?
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