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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 old was Chuck when his grandparents Sarah and Albie took him to Disney World?

2. The first sentence of Act I: I Contain Multitudes states that Chuck was looking forward to which event?

3. What name had already been picked out for the unborn child who died in the accident with Chuck's parents?

4. In the section called "December 17, 2020," Holly arranges to meet Chet at what location the following day?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?

5. Who is Holly Gibney and what other novel written by Stephen King is referenced as featuring Holly as well?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within King’s collection If It Bleeds. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the collection.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within If It Bleeds and what is King’s message regarding these themes?

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