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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 item did Mr. Harrigan always include with each piece of correspondence he sent to Craig?
(a) A lottery ticket.
(b) A piece of gum.
(c) A concert ticket.
(d) A poem.

2. What is the last name of Marty, the protagonist featured in the first section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! of the story "The Life of Chuck"?
(a) Smith.
(b) Miller.
(c) Jones.
(d) Anderson.

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

4. What is the name of the court on which Marty and his family live?
(a) Cedar.
(b) Oak.
(c) Elm.
(d) Willow.

5. The third section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! features Marty and which other character?
(a) Brian.
(b) Felicia.
(c) Janice.
(d) Chuck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chuck put his briefcase when he decides to dance to the groove Jared is putting forth?

2. What sort of business transaction is Chuck conducting during the week he spends in the setting featured in Act II: Buskers?

3. For what length of time has Jared been busking by the time he is inspired by "Mr. Businessman's" approach (125)?

4. In what color is Chuck Krantz's name written on the billboard Marty sees at the start of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

5. How much distance lay between the houses of Mr. Harrigan and Craig throughout his childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Craig do with his iPhone 1 and what did the act symbolize?

6. Who is Felicia?

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

8. Who was Ms. Hargensen?

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

10. Who is Janice Halliday and in what way is she linked to the art of dance and movement?

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