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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 Booth, Tookey, and the man arrive at the car, what do they discover?

2. How does Elizabeth keep Ed at arm's length?

3. What do Burt and Vicky discover about the child that they run down in the street?

4. What is discovered about the young man in the end of The Man Who Loved Flowers?

5. With what sort of intention about smoking does Dick Morrison go to Quitters, Inc.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic premise of I Know What You Need?

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

3. What does "strawberry spring" refer to?

4. How can The Woman in the Room still be considered a horror story though it is not the traditional kind?

5. What is the symbol of the ladder in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

6. What evidence points to the narrator of Strawberry Spring being the serial killer?

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

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

9. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?

10. What decision does Johnny struggle with in The Woman in the Room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many of the stories are told in First Person narration. Discuss first person narration as a tool, while comparing and contrasting the first person narrators in the Night Shift.

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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