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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 is the name of the therapist to whom Holly told her story about the Outsider?

2. In the section entitled "December 14, 2020," Holly researches Chet Ondowsky and discovers that his real name is what?

3. The first time the scene changes within "December 8-9, 2020," Holly is getting ready to watch what type of show at 3 in the afternoon?

4. How old was Chuck when his grandfather Albie died of a heart attack on the front steps of the library?

5. Holly declares in "December 16, 2020" that the Outsiders feed on all but which of the following elements?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what age did Chuck start calling his grandparents Grandma and Grandpa and why?

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

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

4. 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"?

5. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

6. Who are Pete and Jerome within the story "If It Bleeds"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Chuck's character within the collection? Discuss the characterization methods used by King in depicting Chuck and include in your discussion the reasons that King portrays Chuck in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

In what way does King utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within If It Bleeds and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

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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