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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marty points out all but which of the following constellations to his companion in the third section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?
(a) Aquila.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) Cygnus.
(d) Pisces.

2. The story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" is told from the vantage point of which year?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2020.
(d) 2012.

3. Janice is heading home while thinking about taking what action when she arrives?
(a) Studying.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Drinking.

4. In what color is the sentiment written that thanks Chuck on the billboard at the corner of Market and Main?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

5. What is the name of Chuck's son, as revealed in the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?
(a) Max.
(b) Marvin.
(c) Brian.
(d) Kyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Felicia's relationship to Marty, as depicted in the first section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

2. Marty becomes alarmed in the first section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! when he sees Chuck's face begin to rise on what surfaces all over town?

3. In which year did Craig's mother die?

4. Who narrates the story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone"?

5. How old is the character named Janice Halliday introduced in Act II: Buskers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Craig when his mother died and how does King provide the reader with this information?

2. What role did Craig take on at an early age within his church and why was the development a rare one?

3. In what way do the events of Act II: Buskers echo back to details the reader already knows about Chuck?

4. What was the final text message Craig received from Mr. Harrigan's iPhone and how did he interpret it?

5. What does Janice do with her purse when she joins Chuck in a dance and what is the significance of her action?

6. Which parts of The Retros' live concerts were Chuck's favorites in his youth and why?

7. Who was Ms. Hargensen?

8. What preference does Craig set forth in the final sentence of the story in relation to his inevitable death?

9. What information does the narrator of Act II: Buskers reveal about the chronological proximity between Chuck's death and Chuck's impromptu street dance?

10. What are the features of the billboard Marty studies in Act III: Thanks, Chuck! in the story "The Life of Chuck"?

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