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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the band fronted by Chuck in his youth?
2. The story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" is told from the vantage point of which year?
3. What item did Mr. Harrigan always include with each piece of correspondence he sent to Craig?
4. What phrase do Janice, Jared, and Chuck repeat together at the end of Act II: Buskers in the story "The Life of Chuck"?
5. Chuck's son kisses the crescent-shaped scar on what part of his father Chuck's body?
Short Essay Questions
1. What preference does Craig set forth in the final sentence of the story in relation to his inevitable death?
2. What information does the narrator of Act II: Buskers reveal about the chronological proximity between Chuck's death and Chuck's impromptu street dance?
3. What is the significance of the phrase "Buskers Forever" (130)?
4. Who is Janice Halliday and in what way is she linked to the art of dance and movement?
5. In what way does King use the narrative of Act II: Buskers in "The Life of Chuck" to remind readers to keep open minds about others?
6. How are the first two sections of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! different from the final three in the story "The Life of Chuck"?
7. Who was Ms. Hargensen?
8. In what way do the events of Act II: Buskers echo back to details the reader already knows about Chuck?
9. What role did Craig take on at an early age within his church and why was the development a rare one?
10. What does Janice do with her purse when she joins Chuck in a dance and what is the significance of her action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within King’s collection If It Bleeds. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the collection.
Essay Topic 2
Choose an object from If It Bleeds, such as the crescent-shaped scar on Chuck’s hand or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
In what way does King utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within If It Bleeds and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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