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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hal think had happened to the item his oldest son has found?
(a) It had been thrown into a well.
(b) It had been given away.
(c) It had been torn to pieces.
(d) It had been burned.

2. What does Deke spot on the surface of the lake?
(a) An overturned boat.
(b) Blood.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) A dark shape that resembles an oil slick.

3. What message does the Greek send to Mike?
(a) That Maureen is a fat pig.
(b) That Maureen is his.
(c) That Maureen will never love Mike.
(d) That Maureen will die.

4. How is the relationship between Seth and Richard?
(a) They are estranged.
(b) They are close.
(c) They are not close but not estranged.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. Who is Seth to Richard Hagstrom?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His nephew.

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

7. Where is the setting of "The Raft"?
(a) Cascade Lake.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Lake Ponchatrain.
(d) Whitewater Lake.

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

9. What does Charles encounter in the bathroom?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A beast.

10. What does Maureen do after the confrontation between Mike and the Greek?
(a) She kills Mike.
(b) She ends up in jail.
(c) She kills the Greek.
(d) She kills herself.

11. What is different about Ophelia every time she returns from one of her trips?
(a) She looks wildly invigorated.
(b) She looks younger.
(c) She looks deathly pale.
(d) She is weak.

12. What does Brent Norton and his group deny?
(a) Evidence of anything supernatural.
(b) That the fog could possibly be poisonous.
(c) That the fog smells different.
(d) That the end of the world is at hand.

13. How many students get together to swim to the raft in the middle of the lake?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

14. What society does Brent Norton head?
(a) Flat Earth.
(b) Broken Wing.
(c) Black Label.
(d) Pentacle and Pedestal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Paranoid: A Chant" do to avoid cameras?

2. What happened to Mark's son in "The Jaunt"?

3. In what month does "The Raft" take place?

4. What point does Curt's story contain?

5. What happens to Rachel when she leans over to touch the object floating on the lake?

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