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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. How many dollars per hour did Mr. Harrigan pay Craig when he hired him?

2. Marty becomes alarmed in the first section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! when he sees Chuck's face begin to rise on what surfaces all over town?

3. What was the name of the band fronted by Chuck in his youth?

4. The billboard featuring Chuck thanks the mysterious Chuck for how many "great years" (91)?

5. In what position did Chuck last work for Midwest Trust, as revealed in the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ms. Hargensen?

2. Who is Felicia?

3. What are the features of the billboard Marty studies in Act III: Thanks, Chuck! in the story "The Life of Chuck"?

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

5. What prompted Craig to call Mr. Harrigan's iPhone for the first time after his death?

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

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

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

9. What was the final text message Craig received from Mr. Harrigan's iPhone and how did he interpret it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within If It Bleeds and what is King’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

How does King use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages or to elicit a particular emotional response from the reader? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages in If It Bleeds to support your claim.

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