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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 Norman keep dreaming about?

2. What does Timmy see his father do with the dead cat?

3. Who is Calvin McCann?

4. What is Chapelwaite?

5. What do the soldiers have that Renshaw does not know about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Hall shown to be smarter than the average working man?

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

4. What theme does the story, Battleground, illustrate?

5. Describe Renshaw's character in Battleground.

6. In The Mangler, what does Jackson research that must be done to the machines?

7. What is the problem with Needles?

8. Why does Lester Billings make an appointment with a psychiatrist?

9. What theme is touched upon in Gray Matter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the stories focus on a particular setting. which is important in moving the plot forward. Discuss how King effectively uses setting as a tool of writing, while including specific examples from the book as support.

Essay Topic 2

Jerusalem's Lot is a location used in two of the stories, Jerusalem's Lot and One for the Road. Compare and contrast the setting in these two tales and discuss how location serves as a character. How does having the setting act as a character add conflict to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Supernatural elements are sometimes common in horror tales. Which stories in Night Shift have supernatural elements and how do they contribute to the plot? Compare and contrast the stories, analyzing each one in relation to supernatural elements.

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