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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hal was a child, what happened to his friends during the time he was in possession of the item his son found in the attic?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They died.
(c) They ran away from home.
(d) They tried to steal it and were punished.

2. What happens after Hal throws the offending item into the lake?
(a) Hal's sons are never seen again.
(b) All the fish die.
(c) A fisherman saves it.
(d) Hal's sons die.

3. What do two of the soldiers in "The Mist" do at the beginning of the story?
(a) Lose their minds.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Start shooting people.
(d) Run out into the fog.

4. What happened to Mark's son in "The Jaunt"?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) He went mad.
(c) He clawed his eyes out.
(d) His hair turned white.

5. To what does King's friend compare the pay King receives for "Word Processer of the Gods"?
(a) The pay of a first rate novelist.
(b) The pay of a New York plumber.
(c) The pay of a lower rank secretary.
(d) The pay for a college student's article.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Homer do for the Todd family in his past?

2. What is Mrs. Carmody rumored to be?

3. Who is the subject of Homer's story?

4. Where did the inventor of the jaunt make his discovery?

5. In "The Mist," what precipitates the thick fog?

(see the answer key)

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