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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. Why did Katrina let go when Larry told her to even though she didn't know what he was planning?
(a) Because she knew he called their father.
(b) Because she knew he was piling hay underneath her.
(c) Because she knew he had another ladder ready.
(d) Because she trusted him.

2. How did the first strawberry spring end?
(a) The storm came.
(b) The storm blew in and the fog went away.
(c) The fog continued to grow.
(d) The strawberries died.

3. Which president is mentioned in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
(a) FDR.
(b) JFK.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Washington.

4. What do people think when they see the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
(a) That he is rich.
(b) That he is insane.
(c) That he is in love.
(d) That he is stupid.

5. What is the consequence of Morrison cheating the second time on program to quit smoking?
(a) His son will receive an electric shock.
(b) His wife will recieve an electric shock.
(c) His daughter will recieve an electric shock.
(d) He will recieve an electric shock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something the person who comes to mow Harold's lawn does?

2. What does Johnny find in his mother's medicine cabinet?

3. What do the people nickname the killer in Strawberry Spring?

4. In The Woman in the Room, what is Johnny's mother dying of?

5. When does Norris' trouble start?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harold stop mowing his lawn and what causes him to hire someone to mow it again later in The Lawnmower Man?

2. What convinces Morrison to quit smoking?

3. How can The Woman in the Room still be considered a horror story though it is not the traditional kind?

4. What do we learn of Katrina's fate in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

5. What does the ledge symbolize in the story The Ledge?

6. Briefly describe Elizabeth's character in I Know What You Need.

7. What is the symbol of the ladder in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

8. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?

9. What is Harold horrified to learn about the man he hired to mow his lawn in The Lawnmower Man?

10. What is the main purpose of The Man Who Loved Flowers?

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