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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 point does Curt's story contain?
(a) God is a vegetarian.
(b) One man kills another and serves him as food to God.
(c) God made man in his image, so he was made to eat meat.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. At what location do Homer and the narrator for "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" sit and swap stories?
(a) The general store.
(b) The coffee shop.
(c) The gas station.
(d) The local bar.

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

4. What prompts Homer's story on this day?
(a) Shaking hands with Mr. Todd.
(b) The tast of his beer.
(c) A dust storm.
(d) Seeing the new Mrs. Todd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard realize about the word processor?

2. How old is Jonathan?

3. In "The Mist," what precipitates the thick fog?

4. What had Mark's son done when the attendants put the mask on him?

5. What reasoning does the narrator use for thinking about Maureen from time to time?

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. What seems to be the catalyst for Curt's break in sanity?

3. 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.

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

5. 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?

6. While Randy is trying to save Deke from being sucked between the cracks in the raft by the black, oil-like creature, what is Randy doing to try and stay sane through the unbelievable situation?

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

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. In "The Mist," what do you think is the underlying message the story conveys to the reader? Cite examples from the story.

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