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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. Whom does Bernie think about?

3. How does Norman battle the boys who want to kill him?

4. What does Billings confess to the psychiatrist?

5. Who in the group contracted the flu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme does The Mangler illustrate and how?

2. Describe Bernie and Susie's relationship.

3. What is the basic premise of the story Night Surf?

4. What kind of son is Timmy?

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

6. What do we discover in the end of The Boogeyman?

7. What is the basic premise of Trucks?

8. What sort of tone does Lester have when he is telling his story and what might the reader initially think about him?

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

10. What is the problem with Needles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss horror as a genre. Research its popularity, examining what classifies a story as horror and how the stories in Night Shift fit this genre.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of revenge is found in several of the works in Night Shift. In which stories is revenge a theme? Compare and contrast the revenge in these stories.

Essay Topic 3

Religion is a topic that is always popular in works of literature. Some of the tales in Night Shift touch upon religion. What statements are they making about religion? Compare and contrast the stories, as well as analyze each specific one in relation to religion.

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