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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Writing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of King's last jobs before becoming a full-time writer?
(a) A worker in a laundry.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) A high school English teacher.
(d) A night janitor for his wife's office.

2. How does his writing help King financially?
(a) King's writing didn't really help financially.
(b) Often his stories would sell when they were in serious financial trouble.
(c) King's writing was a steady, but small source of income.
(d) King's stories never made much, but every little bit helped.

3. What does King suggest that readers who do not take writing seriously do?
(a) Study the book more carefully.
(b) Ignore his advice completely.
(c) Read the book, but ignore the advice that conflicts with the reader's beliefs.
(d) Stop reading the book.

4. What does King consider to be a writer's practice?
(a) Daily journal entries.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing exercises.
(d) Any kind of writing.

5. According to King, what three things are the bases of all stories?
(a) Narration, dialogue, and description.
(b) Narration, dialogue, and characterization.
(c) Characterization, dialogue and theme.
(d) Dialogue, theme, and description.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the second chapter of this book?

2. How does King feel about figures of speech?

3. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?

4. What does the King brothers' newspaper contain?

5. What is King's first piece of advice to those reading the chapter, On Writing?

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