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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hal's oldest son find in the attic?
(a) A stuffed monkey.
(b) An old photo album.
(c) A picture of a monkey.
(d) A wedding dress.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Hal throws the offending item into the lake?

2. Where does the narrator of "Paranoid: A Chant" believe he cannot go?

3. How did Richard get the word processor?

4. What prompts Homer's story on this day?

5. What point does Curt's story contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Word Processor of the Gods," what do you think about Richard's choice of his brother's family over his own? Is a choice made of faithfulness or greed?

2. Why do you think Charles calls the bathroom the basement in "Here There Be Tygers"?

3. In "The Jaunt," Mark's family is destroyed by Mark's own deception. Given the reasons for his deception, do you think he was justified in his actions.

4. What is the significance of the "Execute" button on the word processor, and how does Richard feel when looking at that button for the first time?

5. Compare/contrast the two rooms in the PAT. Why do you think they are so drastically different?

6. What is the implied source of the infestation in "The Mist"? How does he make this implication? What do you think King is trying to say with this implication?

7. "Word Processor of the Gods" could fit into several different genres. Which genre do you think it fits into best and why?

8. In "The Raft," Deke twice stops Randy from attempting to save Rachel. Was this the right thing to do, given the circumstances?

9. In what format is "Paranoid: A Chant" written, and what significance does it lend to the story?

10. The creator of the teleportation device used in the jaunt first experimented with mice. What is the significance of the first trip taken by the mice?

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