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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. How old was Chuck when he moved in with his grandparents, Albie and Sarah Krantz?
(a) 14.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. What name had already been picked out for the unborn child who died in the accident with Chuck's parents?
(a) Alyssa.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Carol.

3. Albie told his grandson Chuck that he had "only been up to that damn cupola" (134) how many times in total?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 24.
(d) 9.

4. In what state was the door to the cupola throughout Chuck's childhood?
(a) Locked.
(b) Barricaded.
(c) Broken.
(d) Missing.

5. Albie told Chuck that he swore never to return to the cupola and that when he broke his promise, he saw a future associated with whom?
(a) Chuck.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Alyssa.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Holly comes to believe by the end of the section called "December 16, 2020" that which character is an Outsider?

2. When Chuck dared himself to climb the stairs to the cupola, what object did he always touch?

3. How many miles away did Chuck's immediate family live from the home of his grandparents, Albie and Sarah?

4. What is the last name of the man named Dan whom Holly goes to meet in the section called "December 16, 2020"?

5. Which person's future death did Chuck foresee when he entered the cupola?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the phrase "Twirlers and Spinners" (143) in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of "The Life of Chuck"?

2. Why does Holly travel to Portland, Maine in the story "If It Bleeds"?

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

4. How did Chuck react to the sight he encountered inside the cupola when he entered it for the first time?

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

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

7. Where does Holly arrange to meet the Outsider when he agrees to her demand for $300,000?

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

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

10. Who is Holly Gibney and what other novel written by Stephen King is referenced as featuring Holly as well?

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