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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Larry think back on in The Last Rung of the Ladder?
(a) The old barn with a third loft.
(b) Milking the cows with his sister.
(c) His father's strict punishments.
(d) His own life.

2. What connection does Ed have with Elizabeth's boyfriend?
(a) Ed killed him.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) Ed is in love with him.
(d) They are brothers.

3. What is the consequence of Morrison cheating his first time on the program to quit smoking?
(a) He will recieve an electric shock.
(b) His wife will recieve an electric shock.
(c) His son will receive an electric shock.
(d) His daughter will recieve an electric shock.

4. What explanation does the person who is mowing the lawn give to Harold about his behavior?
(a) His boss doesn't care what he does.
(b) He doesn't give any explanation.
(c) He really used to be a goat and is now a human.
(d) His boss believes in this more natural lawn care.

5. What must Norris do in the bet made between him and Cressner?
(a) Steal from the police.
(b) Have his lover walk along the two-inch ledge of Cressner's apartment.
(c) Walk along the two-inch ledge of Cressner's apartment.
(d) Hide drugs in his car and hope the police don't find it.

6. What does "strawberry spring" refer to?
(a) The beginning of spring.
(b) A time when strawberries are abundant.
(c) A time when people like to eat strawberries.
(d) A false spring.

7. What does Larry find out happened to his sister?
(a) She is a showgirl.
(b) She divorced her husband.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) She committed suicide.

8. What ailment does the man who enters the bar in One for the Road have?
(a) Hives.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Frostbite.

9. What do people think when they see the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
(a) That he is stupid.
(b) That he is rich.
(c) That he is in love.
(d) That he is insane.

10. What do Burt and Vicky discover about the child that they run down in the street?
(a) He is still alive.
(b) His throat is cut.
(c) His eyeballs have been gouged out.
(d) His head is gone.

11. Why does Vicky honk the car horn?
(a) Because a bunch of kids are converging on the car, attempting to attack.
(b) Because the cornfields have come to life and attack the car.
(c) Because she is impatient and wants to leave.
(d) Because the police officers discover them.

12. What does Johnny's mother ask him to sneak her sometimes?
(a) Powerful painkillers.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Her journal.
(d) Aspirin.

13. Which president is mentioned in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
(a) JFK.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) FDR.
(d) Washington.

14. What does Johnny give his mother?
(a) A mix of drugs.
(b) A lot of Aspirin.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Six of the powerful pills.

15. What is Elizabeth's roommate concerned about?
(a) Elizabeth's grades.
(b) Elizabeth's lack of commitment to Ed.
(c) Elizabeth's boyfriend.
(d) Elizabeth's growing relationship with Ed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence that Morrison faces if he gains too much weight?

2. What did Larry do to save his sister when they were children?

3. To whom is Jerusalem's Lot rumored to be the home of?

4. What location does the man in One for the Road say he left his wife and daughter near?

5. What do the people nickname the killer in Strawberry Spring?

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