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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. Dan says that he first saw the Outsider when he was how many years old?
(a) 31.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 45.

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

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

4. In what style did Albie say the family's home had been fashioned when he told Chuck about the cupola for the first time?
(a) Arts and crafts.
(b) Grecian.
(c) Ranch.
(d) Victorian.

5. Which person's future death did Chuck foresee when he entered the cupola?
(a) His own.
(b) His son's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His daughter's.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What name had already been picked out for the unborn child who died in the accident with Chuck's parents?

4. In what state was the door to the cupola throughout Chuck's childhood?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the reader learn the way in which Chuck incurred the scar on his hand?

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

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

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

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

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

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