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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. Who takes the gas first in "The Jaunt"?
(a) Mark's son.
(b) Mark.
(c) Mark's daughter.
(d) Mark's wife.

2. When Hal was a child, what happened to his friends during the time he was in possession of the item his son found in the attic?
(a) They tried to steal it and were punished.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They ran away from home.
(d) They died.

3. What happens to Curt Garrish when he speaks with several of his peers on his way back to his dorm?
(a) He can't think of an answer for their questions.
(b) He envisions that person's death.
(c) They speak pleasantly, and he moves on.
(d) He is wracked with guilt and doesn't understand why.

4. What type of band did the main character in "The Wedding Gig" play in?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Swing.
(c) Country.
(d) Rock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students get together to swim to the raft in the middle of the lake?

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

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

4. What does Randy do after 24 hours alone?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Stephen King is apparently trying to make his reader think when reading "The Jaunt." Do you think King wrote this story with that challenge in mind, or do you think he wrote it for pure entertainment?

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. 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.

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

8. 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?

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

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

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