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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 Artie believe he did that he tells Richard?

2. What is the first mishap that occurs when the men are cleaning?

3. What do the tiny soldiers do to Renshaw?

4. When Billings' second child dies, what did Billings notice about the bedroom?

5. Who continually says, "This ain't no work for a man?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people inside the diner do in attempts to prepare for long term survival and what happens to them?

2. What does Artie fear and what does it tell us about him?

3. What happened to Artie because of his space mission and why is this significant to the story?

4. What does Artie believe is happening to him?

5. Describe Renshaw's character in Battleground.

6. What is the basic premise of the story Night Surf?

7. What implies that the church Charles finds might have belonged to Satan-worshipers?

8. What do we discover in the end of The Boogeyman?

9. What theme does The Mangler illustrate and how?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are not too many people who do not know the name Stephen King without having an automatic association to horror tales. Research who Stephen King is as an individual and as an author. How did he become the renowned author he is today? From where does he draw inspiration for his tales? Where did he get inspiration for Night Shift?

Essay Topic 3

Children of the Corn is an interesting tale, which touches upon the idea of cults and mass suicides. Research what cults are and how they are an extreme form of a man-made religion, as well as mass suicides in history. Then discuss how the story is a symbol of it and what message it tells the reader about cults.

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