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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 the narrator of Strawberry Spring suspect?

2. What does Larry think back on in The Last Rung of the Ladder?

3. What has happened to the wife and daughter in One For the Road?

4. In The Ledge, what is Stan Norris' profession?

5. Who does Harold expect will come to mow his lawn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harold stop mowing his lawn and what causes him to hire someone to mow it again later in The Lawnmower Man?

2. What do people think about the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers and is their assumption correct?

3. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?

4. What type of person is Stan Norris in The Ledge?

5. What does Children of the Corn suggest cornfields are a symbol of?

6. Briefly describe Elizabeth's character in I Know What You Need.

7. What does the ledge symbolize in the story The Ledge?

8. What can we tell about Booth and Tookey's characters when they decide to help the man in One for the Road?

9. What is Harold horrified to learn about the man he hired to mow his lawn in The Lawnmower Man?

10. What convinces Morrison to quit smoking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Compare and contrast Gray Matter and Quitters, Inc. Gray matter is a statement of anti-alcoholism while Quitters, Inc. is anti-smoking, two very common habits many people have.

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