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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. In the section of the story "If It Bleeds" entitled "December 9-13," Holly returns to her hometown to help which of her relatives named Henry move into a nursing home?
(a) Brother.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Great-uncle.

2. What tool does Holly use to create a report of her progress for Ralph?
(a) A diagram.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A video camera.
(d) A voice recorder.

3. How many specific people did Albie name when he told Chuck about seeing people's coming deaths in the cupola?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

5. 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) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Dan says that he first saw the Outsider when he was how many years old?

3. Chuck revealed to his wife before his death that he had incurred the scar on his hand while he was taking what action?

4. How old was Chuck when his grandparents Sarah and Albie took him to Disney World?

5. How many people are eventually revealed to have been killed in the explosion featured on the news?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed to be the true source of Chuck's crescent-shaped scar?

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

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

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

5. How does King juxtapose an everyday setting with a mood befitting a horror story?

6. Who are Pete and Jerome within the story "If It Bleeds"?

7. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

8. What did Chuck's grandfather Albie tell him during his childhood about why no one ever entered the cupola in the family home?

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

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

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