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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. To whom does Holly send a flash drive in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds"?

2. Holly decides in the section called "December 14, 2020" that the feature she saw on Chet's face must have been a what?

3. What is the name of the psychiatrist who published articles about Holly's Outsider stories?

4. What is the name of the business owned by Holly?

5. After Chuck cries over his grandfather Albie's personal effects, what action does he take?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" and how does it set the mood of the story?

3. How did Chuck react to the sight he encountered inside the cupola when he entered it for the first time?

4. What is the significance of the term "orphant" (150) in Act I: I Contain Multitudes in the story entitled "The Life of Chuck"?

5. What is revealed to be the true source of Chuck's crescent-shaped scar?

6. Where does Holly arrange to meet the Outsider when he agrees to her demand for $300,000?

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

8. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

9. What did Chuck see when he opened the door to the cupola after his grandfather Albie's funeral?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss King’s decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did King have in mind when including these instances and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

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