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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. In what style did Albie say the family's home had been fashioned when he told Chuck about the cupola for the first time?

2. Who accompanies Holly on her trip back to her hometown in the section called "December 9-13, 2020"?

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

4. Chuck found out from a neighbor that Henry Peterson had been affiliated with his father in what way?

5. When Chuck dared himself to climb the stairs to the cupola, what object did he always touch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the reader learn the way in which Chuck incurred the scar on his hand?

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

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

6. How does King juxtapose an everyday setting with a mood befitting a horror story?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of If It Bleeds that describe strong marriage partnerships, such as the longtime union between Chuck's grandparents. What is King’s purpose for extensively portraying the characteristics of a strong marriage and its power to transform?

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of trust treated within If It Bleeds and how does its treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

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

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