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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 Artie's initial fear after realizing what is happening to him?

2. What does the psychiatrist tell Billings to do when he finishes his story?

3. What do the tiny soldiers do to Renshaw?

4. What do Jackson and Hunton decide to do about the machine?

5. What has Jim Norman suffered from in Sometimes They Come Back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism behind the gray mass that Richie has become?

2. What is the great irony in Jerusalem's Lot?

3. How does the story seem impossible and what is Renshaw's reaction to the attacks?

4. What can be said about Henry's character in Gray Matter?

5. What questions are the readers left wondering at the end along with Norman in Sometimes They Come Back?

6. What sort of tone does Lester have when he is telling his story and what might the reader initially think about him?

7. How is the reader led to believe that Charles Boone may be an unreliable narrator?

8. How is the theme of revenge expressed in Sometimes They Come Back?

9. What is Artie's decision in the end of I Am the Doorway and what can we conclude about him from this?

10. What kind of son is Timmy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several of the stories in Night Shift have narrators that the reader is led to believe might be unreliable, but later realize the narrator could be telling the truth. Discuss the concept of using the narrator as a tool to tell a story and the idea behind having an unreliable narrator, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Several characters in different tales are shown to have a strong sense of morality shown in different ways. Compare and contrast characters who exemplify their morality, using references to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

The Boogeyman story is a tale told about a monster that many children grow up hearing. Many variations have been told about the monster in the closet or the monster hiding underneath the bed. Research the concept of the boogeyman and analyze King's re-telling of the monster's tale.

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