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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. For how many years has the subject of interrogation in Derry been a detective?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 35 begin?

3. About what word does Gwendy inquire to Charlotte?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 40 begin?

5. For which of the following does Gwendy mistake Gareth’s name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the crew made aware of the fatal confrontation between Gwendy and Gareth?

2. What travel to Maine does Gareth note having undertaken?

3. To what does Gwendy attribute the origin of her mental condition?

4. What reason does Gwendy note for believing Gareth’s story about meeting Bobby?

5. What powers the rocket with which Gwendy has been sent into space?

6. What demonstration does Adesh give with his bugs?

7. What prevents Gwendy from napping after she reviews the email Charlotte sends her?

8. In what ways does Gwendy perceive the space station like a haunted building in a movie?

9. Of what does Gwendy dream on her fourth night on the space station?

10. What information does Charlotte provide in response to Gwendy’s appended query?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

Which character, other than the protagonist and antagonist, is most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

A number of readers note the prevalence of overt real-world political messaging in the text. Does the presence of such add to or detract from the effect of the novel on your personal reading? How so?

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