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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where on the animal is something unusual attached?
(a) On a collar around its neck.
(b) On its foot.
(c) On its back.
(d) On its side.

3. What is the first chapter, C.V., about?
(a) Stories from King's childhood related to how he became a writer.
(b) Stories about King's views on writing.
(c) Stories about King's early life.
(d) Stories related to how King became a horror novelist.

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

5. Why does King miss his first year of school?
(a) Because his mother homeschools him.
(b) Because he moves too many times.
(c) Because of his father.
(d) Because of chronic ear and throat infections.

6. What type of job does King believe writing to be?
(a) A joyous one.
(b) One of drudgery.
(c) A serious one.
(d) One requiring hard work.

7. How does King describe the image discussed in chapter two?
(a) Without any details.
(b) With certain key details.
(c) In great detail.
(d) With as little detail as possible.

8. 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 rearranges his office to accommodate a larger desk and chair.
(b) He moves his massive desk to a corner of his office.
(c) He centers his desk in his office.
(d) He exchanges his massive desk for a smaller one.

9. How did King describe the cloth's appearance in his image?
(a) He didn't.
(b) He describes its texture.
(c) He describes its color.
(d) He talks about its smell.

10. What happened when Carrie sells to a paperback publisher?
(a) King receives $200,000 and his life changes forever.
(b) The paperback publisher offers King an advance of $400,000.
(c) The book sells for $400,000, of which King received one third.
(d) The paperback publisher rejects the initial version of the book and demanded revisions.

11. Does King believe the reader see the image in the same way as the author?
(a) Yes, he does.
(b) If the writer describes it well, he will.
(c) No, not always.
(d) Yes, if the reader reads carefully.

12. King's early addiction soon added another one. What is it?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Over the counter pain-killers.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

13. Whom does King meet while in college?
(a) His future agent.
(b) His future publisher.
(c) His writing mentor.
(d) His future wife.

14. What is a major theme in the second chapter of King's book?
(a) The necessity of studying other authors.
(b) The importance of studying grammar and vocabulary.
(c) Reasons or motivations for writing.
(d) The writer's life.

15. What does the second chapter open with King presenting to the reader?
(a) An image.
(b) A piece of advice.
(c) A monologue.
(d) An injunction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does King begin to submit stories to magazines?

2. The image in the second chapter is King's way of demonstrating to the readers his idea of _____.

3. What kind of writing book does King say that he will be not be writing?

4. Where does King get a job to help pay for college?

5. What does King remember about his childhood with his brother Dave?

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