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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 phrase do Janice, Jared, and Chuck repeat together at the end of Act II: Buskers in the story "The Life of Chuck"?

2. Which character did Craig call first when he discovered he had a winning lottery ticket?

3. Where does Chuck put his briefcase when he decides to dance to the groove Jared is putting forth?

4. In which town does the majority of the story "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" take place?

5. What sort of business transaction is Chuck conducting during the week he spends in the setting featured in Act II: Buskers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Craig's relationship with his father, whom he calls Dad.

2. In what way do the events of Act II: Buskers echo back to details the reader already knows about Chuck?

3. What role did Craig take on at an early age within his church and why was the development a rare one?

4. What type of narrator is featured within the story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone"?

5. What two major life events occurred in Craig's life during the summer of 2009?

6. Who is Janice Halliday and in what way is she linked to the art of dance and movement?

7. What preference does Craig set forth in the final sentence of the story in relation to his inevitable death?

8. Who is Felicia?

9. What did Craig's dad tell him about Mr. Harrigan when he first moved to Harlow, Maine?

10. Name two elements of the billboard that strike Marty as odd.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within King’s text and with which of the collection’s stories does the theme most closely connect?

Essay Topic 2

Determine King’s message within the collection If It Bleeds regarding the idea that not every event in the world can be explained in logical terms.

Essay Topic 3

Examine King’s use of characterization methods to portray Holly within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in the story entitled "If It Bleeds" in the collection of the same name? As an alternative, focus on Chuck's character within the story "The Life of Chuck."

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