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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. When does Norris' trouble start?
2. What does "strawberry spring" refer to?
3. What do the people nickname the killer in Strawberry Spring?
4. What does Norris do to Cressner?
5. What does Larry think back on in The Last Rung of the Ladder?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?
2. What do people think about the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers and is their assumption correct?
3. What has ironically turned into a source of danger in One for the Road and how?
4. Why does Harold stop mowing his lawn and what causes him to hire someone to mow it again later in The Lawnmower Man?
5. What is the main purpose of The Man Who Loved Flowers?
6. What do we learn of Katrina's fate in The Last Rung on the Ladder?
7. What is the basic premise of I Know What You Need?
8. What type of person is Stan Norris in The Ledge?
9. What is Harold horrified to learn about the man he hired to mow his lawn in The Lawnmower Man?
10. What does Children of the Corn suggest cornfields are a symbol of?
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
The theme of revenge is found in several of the works in Night Shift. In which stories is revenge a theme? Compare and contrast the revenge in these stories.
Essay Topic 3
Though the majority of the stories in Night Shift are horror, some of the stories do serve the purpose of teaching a lesson about life. Which stories do this and how? Compare and contrast them. Be sure to include exactly what the lesson is and how it is effectively relayed.
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