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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. Holly asserts in the section called "December 16, 2020" that the Outsider from the Marysville Hole did not show up in what way?

2. On what object does the narrator of Act I: I Contain Multitudes blame the deaths of Chuck's parents?

3. What quality does Holly NOT ascribe to Chet Ondowsky when she first sees him on television?

4. How many miles away did Chuck's immediate family live from the home of his grandparents, Albie and Sarah?

5. What object did Albie mention in association with the vision he had of his wife Sarah's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

2. What kind of person is Holly's mother and how do you know?

3. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the story entitled "If It Bleeds"?

4. What sort of coping mechanisms does Holly use to cope with the effects of her past trauma?

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

6. What did Chuck's grandfather Albie tell him during his childhood about why no one ever entered the cupola in the family home?

7. Why does Holly travel to Portland, Maine in the story "If It Bleeds"?

8. For what reason does King include an allusion to Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of the story "The Life of Chuck"?

9. Discuss the ultimate fate of the Outsider featured in the story "If It Bleeds."

10. What is the status of the relationship between Holly and Ralph when the events of "If It Bleeds" take place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Analyze one of the stories in King’s collection from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does the story suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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