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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. For what length of time has Jared been busking by the time he is inspired by "Mr. Businessman's" approach (125)?

2. Marty points out all but which of the following constellations to his companion in the third section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

3. What is the name of the court on which Marty and his family live?

4. In which city does Act II: Buskers take place?

5. What is Felicia's relationship to Marty, as depicted in the first section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Craig do with his iPhone 1 and what did the act symbolize?

4. Who is Felicia?

5. What is the significance of the phrase "Buskers Forever" (130)?

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

7. Describe the protagonist at the center of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! in the short story entitled "The Life of Chuck."

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

9. Who was Ms. Hargensen?

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

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and marriage treated within the collection If It Bleeds and how does their treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is King sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss King’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of If It Bleeds.

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