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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 is Morrison's wife's reaction to learning about the Quitters, Inc. program?
2. What causes the narrator of Strawberry Spring to flashback?
3. What is the name of the young man's special lady in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
4. What does Larry find waiting for him when he returns home in The Last Rung on the Ladder?
5. What explanation does the person who is mowing the lawn give to Harold about his behavior?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Harold horrified to learn about the man he hired to mow his lawn in The Lawnmower Man?
2. What does the ledge symbolize in the story The Ledge?
3. What type of person is Stan Norris in The Ledge?
4. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?
5. Briefly describe Elizabeth's character in I Know What You Need.
6. What has ironically turned into a source of danger in One for the Road and how?
7. What is the symbol of the ladder in The Last Rung on the Ladder?
8. What does Children of the Corn suggest cornfields are a symbol of?
9. What do people think about the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers and is their assumption correct?
10. What decision does Johnny struggle with in The Woman in the Room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the stories are told in First Person narration. Discuss first person narration as a tool, while comparing and contrasting the first person narrators in the Night Shift.
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
Though the majority of the stories in Night Shift are horror, some of the stories do serve the purpose of teaching a lesson about life. Which stories do this and how? Compare and contrast them. Be sure to include exactly what the lesson is and how it is effectively relayed.
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