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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 children in total were in the dancing club the year Chuck joined?

2. With what type of creature does Dan reportedly have a fixation?

3. Sarah told Chuck that the Jefferies boy mentioned by Albie had been hit by a drunk driver while chasing what object into the street?

4. In what location does Holly discover the Outsider's clothes after his demise?

5. In the section entitled "December 19, 2020," Holly is scheduled to receive money from Chet at her place of business at what time of the evening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does King send about family bonds within the collection If It Bleeds and what specific stories or scenes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within King’s collection If It Bleeds. What message is King sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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