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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what destination is Mark taking his family by way of the jaunt?
(a) California.
(b) Mars.
(c) China.
(d) Istanbul.

2. What happens when Mike runs out to confront the Greek?
(a) The Greek beats Mike to a pulp.
(b) The Greek's men shoot and kill him.
(c) Mike and the Greek both shoot each other.
(d) Mike beats the Greek to a pulp.

3. What does the narrator of "Paranoid: A Chant" do to avoid cameras?
(a) Paint all of his windows red.
(b) Wrap himself in tinfoil.
(c) Pack himself in ice.
(d) Paint all of his windows black.

4. To what location do David, Billy, and the neighbor travel after the fog rolls in?
(a) The livestock feed store.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The local bar.
(d) The diner.

5. What does Richard realize about the word processor?
(a) It is overworked and will quit soon.
(b) It is a religious device.
(c) It is satanic.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

6. How is Jonathan killed?
(a) He is murdered by his mother.
(b) In a hunting accident.
(c) In a drowning accident.
(d) In a drunken driving accident.

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

8. What does Mrs. Carmody suggest to rectify the situation with the fog?
(a) Self sacrifice.
(b) Human sacrifice.
(c) Intense prayer.
(d) A seance.

9. Who is Jonathan to Richard Hagstrom?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His brother.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His son.

10. What does Randy do after 24 hours alone?
(a) He allows himself to be killed.
(b) He starts paddling the raft.
(c) He makes a run for it.
(d) He goes mad.

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

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

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

14. Who is the subject of Homer's story?
(a) A ghostly child.
(b) Ophelia Todd.
(c) A run down hobo.
(d) Mr. Todd.

15. What is Mrs. Carmody rumored to be?
(a) A witch.
(b) A loose woman.
(c) A psychotic demon worshiper.
(d) A religious fanatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Curt begin to focus upon when he enters his room?

2. To what does Mark awaken?

3. With what project are the soldiers trapped in the store affiliated?

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

5. Where does Mike originally find the narrator?

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