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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. What does the supervisor call Hall?
2. When Andy was born, Billings is determined to not do what?
3. What does Renshaw discover about the contents of the package?
4. What animal does Hall spot on the fourth day?
5. Where did Billing's first child think a monster hid?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Artie believe is happening to him?
2. What implies that the church Charles finds might have belonged to Satan-worshipers?
3. Describe Renshaw's character in Battleground.
4. What is Bernie's fear?
5. What does Artie fear and what does it tell us about him?
6. What is the ultimate fate of the humans and trucks?
7. What theme does the story, Battleground, illustrate?
8. What ultimately causes Renshaw to die?
9. What theme does The Mangler illustrate and how?
10. In The Mangler, what does Jackson research that must be done to the machines?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Boogeyman story is a tale told about a monster that many children grow up hearing. Many variations have been told about the monster in the closet or the monster hiding underneath the bed. Research the concept of the boogeyman and analyze King's re-telling of the monster's tale.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the stories focus on a particular setting. which is important in moving the plot forward. Discuss how King effectively uses setting as a tool of writing, while including specific examples from the book as support.
Essay Topic 3
Jerusalem's Lot is a location used in two of the stories, Jerusalem's Lot and One for the Road. Compare and contrast the setting in these two tales and discuss how location serves as a character. How does having the setting act as a character add conflict to the story?
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