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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 last name of Holly, the protagonist of the story entitled "If It Bleeds"?
2. To whom does Holly send a flash drive in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds"?
3. In the section of the story "If It Bleeds" entitled "December 9-13," Holly returns to her hometown to help which of her relatives named Henry move into a nursing home?
4. What kind of person strokes his mustache when the section entitled "December 8-9, 2020" begins?
5. In the section called "December 17, 2020," Holly arranges to meet Chet at what location the following day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of coping mechanisms does Holly use to cope with the effects of her past trauma?
2. How did Chuck react to the sight he encountered inside the cupola when he entered it for the first time?
3. Who is Dr. Carl Morton?
4. What is the significance of the phrase "Twirlers and Spinners" (143) in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of "The Life of Chuck"?
5. Why does Holly travel to Portland, Maine in the story "If It Bleeds"?
6. Who is Holly Gibney and what other novel written by Stephen King is referenced as featuring Holly as well?
7. How does King juxtapose an everyday setting with a mood befitting a horror story?
8. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the story entitled "If It Bleeds"?
9. At what age did Chuck start calling his grandparents Grandma and Grandpa and why?
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 ultimate message is King sending about the nature and value of compassion?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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