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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 what month just after the end of Chuck's eighth grade year did his grandmother Sarah die?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

2. When Chuck dared himself to climb the stairs to the cupola, what object did he always touch?
(a) The padlock.
(b) The dent.
(c) The doorknob.
(d) The carved initials.

3. Who entered the room while Albie was telling Chuck about his experiences in the cupola?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jane.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Sarah.

4. While Holly is watching a show breaking news announces that an explosion has occurred at what type of school in Pineborough, Pennsylvania?
(a) Middle.
(b) Elementary.
(c) Graduate.
(d) High.

5. In what year was Chuck's childhood home with his grandparents built, according to Albie?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. Holly declares in "December 16, 2020" that the Outsiders feed on all but which of the following elements?

2. Holly asserts in the section called "December 16, 2020" that the Outsider from the Marysville Hole did not show up in what way?

3. Who was the first person to ignite Chuck's love of reading?

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. How did Chuck confirm in his own mind that his grandfather Albie's visions of the future were legitimate?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the status of the relationship between Holly and Ralph when the events of "If It Bleeds" take place?

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

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

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

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