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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Jaunt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the inventor of the jaunt make his discovery?
(a) In his kitchen.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a space station.
(d) In a laboratory.

2. What was Mrs. Todd obsessed with?
(a) Finding shortcuts.
(b) Finding a time machine.
(c) Finding out who her husband was cheating on her with.
(d) Finding the perfect monocle.

3. In "Here There Be Tygers," what does Charles call the bathroom that leads him to be corrected by his teacher?
(a) The basement.
(b) The wc.
(c) The banishing place.
(d) The receptacle.

4. Who is Brent Norton?
(a) The leader of a local athiest cult.
(b) The owner of the store.
(c) Mike's neighbor.
(d) Mrs. Carmody's son.

5. What happens to Curt Garrish when he speaks with several of his peers on his way back to his dorm?
(a) He envisions that person's death.
(b) He is wracked with guilt and doesn't understand why.
(c) They speak pleasantly, and he moves on.
(d) He can't think of an answer for their questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Curt's story contain?

2. What happened to the first person to go through the jaunt?

3. At what location do Homer and the narrator for "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" sit and swap stories?

4. Where is the inventor's splinter displayed?

5. What serves as King's main character in his creative writing process?

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