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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) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. What quality does Holly NOT ascribe to Chet Ondowsky when she first sees him on television?
(a) A mustache.
(b) Mussy hair.
(c) A mole besides his mouth.
(d) A crooked tie.

3. In the section entitled "December 18, 2020," Holly again visits which character?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Henry.
(c) Dan.
(d) Her mother.

4. Who was the first person to ignite Chuck's love of reading?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His grandmother.

5. After Chuck cries over his grandfather Albie's personal effects, what action does he take?
(a) He hears a voice and jumps.
(b) He calls his uncle.
(c) He unlocks the door to the cupola.
(d) He falls down the stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who entered the room while Albie was telling Chuck about his experiences in the cupola?

2. The prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" discusses January of which year?

3. How many specific people did Albie name when he told Chuck about seeing people's coming deaths in the cupola?

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" and how does it set the mood of the story?

6. Who are Pete and Jerome within 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. How does the reader learn the way in which Chuck incurred the scar on his hand?

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

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