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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. Albie is said to have "at least" told "part of the truth" (133) about the cupola to his grandson Chuck just before Chuck turned how old?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

2. What is the name of the psychiatrist who published articles about Holly's Outsider stories?
(a) Bob Buttons.
(b) Phil Silvers.
(c) Carl Morton.
(d) Levi Clarke.

3. How many miles away did Chuck's immediate family live from the home of his grandparents, Albie and Sarah?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. The prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" discusses January of which year?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2021.
(c) 2020.
(d) 2023.

5. For what object was Sarah reaching in the convenience store when she dropped dead of a stroke?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Milk.
(c) Bread.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool does Holly use to create a report of her progress for Ralph?

2. What types of movies did Sarah use to teach her grandson Chuck to dance?

3. What name did Chuck use to refer to his grandfather Albie until third grade?

4. Jerome Robinson works part-time for Holly while he pursues which other endeavor?

5. Holly realizes in the section called "December 9-13, 2020" that at one point, she saw which feature on Chet's face before seeing it missing the next time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of coping mechanisms does Holly use to cope with the effects of her past trauma?

2. What did Chuck see when he opened the door to the cupola after his grandfather Albie's funeral?

3. For what reason does King include an allusion to Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of the story "The Life of Chuck"?

4. Discuss the ultimate fate of the Outsider featured in the story "If It Bleeds."

5. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

6. What kind of person is Holly's mother and how do you know?

7. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the story entitled "If It Bleeds"?

8. At what age did Chuck start calling his grandparents Grandma and Grandpa and why?

9. For what reason did Chuck transition from one home to another at age seven?

10. What does King mean when he writes of the cupola, "But fascination is fear's twin brother" (137)?

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