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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 the name of Sarah's son?

2. What is the title of the first part of the book?

3. What is the name of the doctor who performs tests on Johnny?

4. What does Dr. Weizak apologize for?

5. What is the name of the hospital where Johnny lies in a coma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Frak Dodd's home life.

2. Why does Johnny refuse the journalistic position at Inside View?

3. How has Stillson's life changed in this section?

4. How does Johnny prove his powers to the sheriff?

5. How does Johnny help Sarah at the end of this section?

6. Why does Johnny need surgery at the beginning of Chapter 9?

7. How does the sheriff want Johnny to help him?

8. How does Johnny end up in a coma in this section?

9. Why does Johnny decide against helping the sheriff?

10. How does Stillson convince the boy to behave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How accurate do the students think is Stephen King's representation of 1970s American politics? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Johnny's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Johnny hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Johnny ideas about life?

3. How has Johnny's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the students think Greg makes such a successful politician? What does it say about how King views politics that someone Greg could get so far in politics? What does the character of Greg express about American politics in the 70s?

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