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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 happens to McCutchson?
2. What does Uncle Otto do to finance the purchase of the land?
3. What is the reasoning behind Rocky's inebriation?
4. Why can't George call for help for Gramma?
5. Where are Nona and the narrator heading?
Short Essay Questions
1. Uncle Otto's business partner, George, was killed in an accident involving Otto's truck. Most people believe that Otto killed George over a business disagreement. Given the circumstances of the ending, do you think it was Uncle Otto or Uncle Otto's truck that killed George and why?
2. What do you think the story "For Owen" is about?
3. Think about the setting of "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands." How does the setting of this story add to its scary feeling?
4. Foreshadowing is when an event early in the story hints at an event to take place later in the story. Find an example of foreshadowing in "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands." Cite the foreshadowing event and the event it foreshadows.
5. Identify a simile from "The Reaper's Image" and explain how the simile adds to the description.
6. Gramma is fat, flabby, blind, and smells funny. She also often wears a sly, frightening appearance. Do you think she plays up her frightening aspects to keep the family in line?
7. "The Reaper's Image" is perhaps one of the creepiest tales in "Skeleton Crew." What aspect of this story make it particularly appropriate for a King collection?
8. Rocky seems to be a bit of an intimidator himself. Though it is long past closing time, he coerces his friend into giving his car an inspection sticker. What do you think this says about Rocky?
9. What type of irony can be found within "Survivor Type"? Be sure to use examples from the text to support your theory.
10. Compare Henry and Reg and how their relationship affected them both.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, as in "How like the winter hath my absence been" or "So are you to my thoughts as food to life." Recall a simile used in "The Mist" and explain why it seems more descriptive than the usual mundane expression of simple adjectives.
Essay Topic 2
Using "Skeleton Crew" as your example, describe how Stephen King's writing style brought new fans to the horror genre. What does he use that most other horror writers don't? How does his incorporation of humor add to his stories? What do you think he does differently than other writers? What seems to be "textbook" about his approach to writing?
Essay Topic 3
King's stories and novels often seem to convey a lesson or moral. Give examples of some of the lessons contained within the stories in "Skeleton Crew." What do you think King was trying to say in these instances? In such a genre, do you think a moral is often the purpose of the story?
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