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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Paul do without in the cellar?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Lights.
(c) Heat.
(d) Pillow.

2. What does Paul call it when he is at the very end of the book?
(a) Final countdown.
(b) The takedown.
(c) Smell of victory.
(d) The push.

3. Annie is questioned about the presence of which person?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Ian.
(c) Trooper.
(d) Paul.

4. Paul refers to the cops as being a lot like what famous/fictional pair?
(a) Fred and Barney.
(b) Mutt and Jeff.
(c) Laurel and Hardy.
(d) David and Goliath.

5. What does Paul hide behind the baseboard?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) Lighter fluid.
(c) A journal.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to see Paul in the house?

2. Annie wants to know more about what item?

3. Paul becomes obsessed with counting __________.

4. Who is the first non-law enforcement person to be chased off the property?

5. What letter is the third to come off the typewriter in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Paul go after escaping the bedroom? Why?

2. Explain the book found on the coffee table in the living room. What does the book contain?

3. How does Paul feel when he tells Annie the book is finished?

4. What was so strange about Paul's obsessed fan? How did Paul react?

5. What does Paul keep saying to himself when the troopers arrive?

6. Explain the exchange between Geoffrey and Ian regarding Misery's predicament. What happens to Ian's plan?

7. What injury does Annie inflict on Paul at this time? What caused Annie to take such drastic measures?

8. Spring finally arrives. How does the seasonal change affect Paul?

9. Why does Annie leave Paul in the cellar?

10. What does Paul mean when he says he has become his own Scheherazade?

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