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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. How does the person responsible for King's accident end up causing the accident?
(a) His tire blows out.
(b) He is trying to control his dog.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He falls asleep.

2. Why does King describe the image in the second chapter the way he does?
(a) To allow the reader to see the image in their own way.
(b) King wants to trick the reader into seeing a different image.
(c) So that the reader creates an image different from the one King describes.
(d) King believes the reader will see the image as he does anyway.

3. Why does King's uncle carry the whole toolbox with him?
(a) Because lifting it gives him a workout.
(b) Because he says a person could never be sure what tools he would need.
(c) Because he can't go back home between jobs.
(d) Because it is a habit.

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

5. What animal appears in the image King describes in the second chapter?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A cat.
(c) A parakeet.
(d) A turtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. .What is the first specific item King states his book on writing will NOT be about?

2. If used correctly, King believes that dialogue could be what object for a writer?

3. What does King define writing as?

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

5. Of the details King has supplied the reader regarding his image in the second chapter, what does King hope the reader will primarily focus on?

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