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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. What does Randy do when LaVerne is attacked?
(a) He just watches.
(b) He tries to save her.
(c) He pushes her over the edge.
(d) He tries to burn LaVerne's attacker.

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

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

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

5. Who is Mr. Nordoff?
(a) Lina's neighbor.
(b) Seth's neighbor.
(c) Jonathan's neighbor.
(d) Richard's neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How must the passengers make the jaunt?

2. Who is Richard Hagstrom in "Word Processor of the Gods"?

3. Where is the setting of "The Raft"?

4. What happens to Curt Garrish when he speaks with several of his peers on his way back to his dorm?

5. What is "the jaunt"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Paranoid: A Chant," there are several instances in which the narrator is showing how obviously disturbed he is. Give one such example and tell why you think that example fits.

2. 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?

3. The narrator seems to follow a theme throughout the story. What is the main theme the narrator displays?

4. What significance does the word processor hold for Richard after Jon's death?

5. Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement. For example, "The sun was blindingly bright and hotter than ten thousand fires." Give an example of hyperbole from "The Wedding Gig" and give an explanation of why King uses it in this story.

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

7. Why do you think King bases his entire introduction on a seemingly mundane conversation with a friend?

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

9. 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.

10. 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?

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