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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 does Annie say she will leave to cement her alibi?

2. What does Paul yell out?

3. What surrounds Misery?

4. What kind of infection does Paul get?

5. What color is Annie's lawnmower?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so strange about Paul's obsessed fan? How did Paul react?

2. What does Paul mean when he says he has become his own Scheherazade?

3. Paul listens as the cops talk to Annie in the living room. What particular aspects about the conversation gives Paul hope?

4. What is Paul's biggest fear after the incident involving the troopers? What does Paul say to Annie?

5. How does Annie's behavior change drastically during this time?

6. What does Paul say that changes Annie's attitude, at least temporarily?

7. What does Annie bring to Paul to celebrate the completion of the writing?

8. What does Paul keep saying to himself when the troopers arrive?

9. How does Paul explain the process of writing to Annie?

10. Explain the book found on the coffee table in the living room. What does the book contain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Annie Wilkes. Who is she? What is her profession? Discuss her personality. Write a complete character description of Annie Wilkes. Discuss how her obsessive behavior rules the story. Examine her obsession with Paul Sheldon and Misery. Also, compare her to other crazed fans.

Essay Topic 2

As a writer, Paul Sheldon must face writer's block. What is writer's block? What causes it? What brings it on in Paul's case? Is it a lack of interest or inspiration? Where does Paul get his inspiration? What types of things might a writer do to break writer's block? How long does it last for Paul? What does Paul create after he finally breaks through the barrier?

Essay Topic 3

Paul discovers Annie's scrapbook and the news clippings of the murders that were committed by Annie. Discuss Annie's murderous history. Who was Annie's first victim? How old was Annie at the time of the murder? What caused Annie to commit murder for the first time? Who were Annie's second and third victims? How long was it after the first murder that Annie killed victims two and three? Why did Annie murder those people?

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