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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 do Charles and Calvin discover is odd about the cross they find in Jerusalem's Lot?

2. What does Norman learn happened to the boys who killed his brother?

3. Who replaces Chip Osway in Norman's class?

4. What do the tiny soldiers do to Renshaw?

5. What does the supervisor call Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Artie fear and what does it tell us about him?

2. What is the symbolism behind the gray mass that Richie has become?

3. Describe Officer Hunton's character briefly.

4. In The Mangler, what does Jackson research that must be done to the machines?

5. What questions are the readers left wondering at the end along with Norman in Sometimes They Come Back?

6. Why does Lester Billings make an appointment with a psychiatrist?

7. How does the story seem impossible and what is Renshaw's reaction to the attacks?

8. Describe Renshaw's character in Battleground.

9. How does Hall behave and interact with Warwick, his supervisor?

10. What appears unusual about Officer Hunton's acceptance of the idea that the killing machines are possessed by spirits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Gray Matter and Quitters, Inc. Gray matter is a statement of anti-alcoholism while Quitters, Inc. is anti-smoking, two very common habits many people have.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of family is found in a few of the works in Night Shift. Which stories portray family and in what light? What are the relationships between family members? Compare and contrast the stories, analyzing each in relation to family.

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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