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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. What sort of business transaction is Chuck conducting during the week he spends in the setting featured in Act II: Buskers?
(a) Receiving a business award.
(b) Attending a conference.
(c) Trying to sell the company.
(d) Seeking out clients.

2. In which year did Craig receive a winning lottery ticket from Mr. Harrigan?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2008.

3. What word did Craig come to believe the late Mr. Harrigan had been trying to text him after two deaths?
(a) No.
(b) Stop.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Shame.

4. On what street does Jared set up his drumkit when Act II: Buskers begins?
(a) Boren.
(b) Denny.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Boylston.

5. In what season did Chuck have his last birthday, according to his son?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chuck's son kisses the crescent-shaped scar on what part of his father Chuck's body?

2. What sort of text was Craig reading aloud when Mr. Harrigan took notice of him?

3. How old was Craig when he first began to work for Mr. Harrigan?

4. What is the name of Chuck's son, as revealed in the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

5. The story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" is told from the vantage point of which year?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does King use the narrative of Act II: Buskers in "The Life of Chuck" to remind readers to keep open minds about others?

2. What is the significance of the phrase "Buskers Forever" (130)?

3. Who was Ms. Hargensen?

4. Describe the protagonist at the center of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! in the short story entitled "The Life of Chuck."

5. What prompted Craig to call Mr. Harrigan's iPhone for the first time after his death?

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

7. What type of narrator is featured within the story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone"?

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

9. How are the first two sections of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! different from the final three in the story "The Life of Chuck"?

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

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