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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which year did Craig's mother die?
2. Janice is heading home while thinking about taking what action when she arrives?
3. After Craig buys an iPhone for Mr. Harrigan, which of its offerings does he demonstrate that wows Mr. Harrigan?
4. On what street does Jared set up his drumkit when Act II: Buskers begins?
5. The second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck in the story "The Life of Chuck" takes place in which setting?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does King use the narrative of Act II: Buskers in "The Life of Chuck" to remind readers to keep open minds about others?
2. What did Craig do with his iPhone 1 and what did the act symbolize?
3. What does Janice do with her purse when she joins Chuck in a dance and what is the significance of her action?
4. What role did Craig take on at an early age within his church and why was the development a rare one?
5. How are the first two sections of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! different from the final three in the story "The Life of Chuck"?
6. Who is Felicia?
7. In what way do the events of Act II: Buskers echo back to details the reader already knows about Chuck?
8. What prompted Craig to call Mr. Harrigan's iPhone for the first time after his death?
9. What is the significance of the phrase "Buskers Forever" (130)?
10. How old was Craig when his mother died and how does King provide the reader with this information?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and marriage treated within the collection If It Bleeds and how does their treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within King’s text and with which of the collection’s stories does the theme most closely connect?
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Chuck's character within the collection? Discuss the characterization methods used by King in depicting Chuck and include in your discussion the reasons that King portrays Chuck in these particular ways.
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