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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 Garraty tell McVries about Barkovitch winning in Chapter 9?

2. What number was Abraham drawn as from the list of Walkers?

3. What does Barkovitch say that he wants as his prize?

4. In Chapter 11, Garraty dozes and hears "Are you experienced?" repeated over and over. Garraty thinks the voice is either Stebbins or who?

5. What three Walkers did people from out-of-state cheer for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Garraty resumes walking in Chapter 13, why does he feel resentful?

2. In Chapter 11, the boys are honored by the color guard. How do the Walkers respond and why?

3. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.

4. Why does Garraty want to see Barkovitch in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 15, who is the Vegas favorite? What are his odds and why does it look like Vegas may be right?

6. Garraty was once frightened by a movie starting Robert Mitchum. What was the movie about and why is Garraty thinking about it?

7. Why does Garraty feel a twinge of excitement when he sees a turnpike sign saying that Oldtown is sixteen miles away?

8. What happens to Garraty's leg in Chapter 13?

9. What does Garraty reveal about Jimmy Owens in Chapter 11?

10. What does Stebbins mean when he says to Garraty, "Maybe it's your edge"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 12, the reader finds out more about the reality that "The Long Walk" takes place when Stebbins says that the urge to do good is "when the old realities and moralities are starting to sink in. In the old days, before the Change and the Squads,...they used to set up foundations and build libraries..." Discuss what you believe led to the Change and the Squads and how life changed for people.

Essay Topic 2

Stephen King writes in the Introduction about the necessity of "killing" Richard Bachman. Explain why you think he must do this. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasons.

Essay Topic 3

Garraty is drawn to Stebbins, whom he believes is a "Buddha" with the answers. In Chapter 10, Stebbins tells Garraty to talk to Olson. Garraty asks Stebbins, "Is it a very important lesson, would you say?" Garraty then goes to Olson to learn the secret. Discuss what lessons and secrets that Garraty hopes to learn and how this scene foreshadows Olson's death.

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