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

2. How much does Mike Scollay offer to pay the band?
(a) $250.
(b) $200.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

3. In "Here There Be Tygers," what does Charles call the bathroom that leads him to be corrected by his teacher?
(a) The wc.
(b) The banishing place.
(c) The receptacle.
(d) The basement.

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

5. In what year is "The Wedding Gig" set?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Randy revive LaVerne?

2. Who is Brent Norton?

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

4. What does Richard realize about the word processor?

5. What is "the jaunt"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do you think Mike Scollay was implying when he told the coronet player that he was going to have to play loud?

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

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

5. 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.

6. What is the basic conflict expressed in "The Monkey"? Is there an implied winner? If so, whom or what?

7. Homer compares Mrs. Todd to several goddesses. What is the purpose of this comparison?

8. In "The Monkey," what does the stuffed creature represent to Hal? What fears does it reawaken within him?

9. 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?

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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