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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 "strawberry spring" refer to?
2. What did Larry do to save his sister when they were children?
3. What does Johnny give his mother?
4. What is the consequence of Morrison cheating his first time on the program to quit smoking?
5. When does Norris' trouble start?
Short Essay Questions
1. What convinces Morrison to quit smoking?
2. What has ironically turned into a source of danger in One for the Road and how?
3. What does Children of the Corn suggest cornfields are a symbol of?
4. Why does Harold stop mowing his lawn and what causes him to hire someone to mow it again later in The Lawnmower Man?
5. What is the symbol of the ladder in The Last Rung on the Ladder?
6. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?
7. What do we learn of Katrina's fate in The Last Rung on the Ladder?
8. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?
9. What do people think about the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers and is their assumption correct?
10. What can we tell about Booth and Tookey's characters when they decide to help the man in One for the Road?
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
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 3
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.
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