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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 Curt begin to discuss with the poster in his room?
(a) The good and bad points of wrestling.
(b) His own version of the Cain and Able story.
(c) Why the world would be better if ruled by women.
(d) His thoughts on a script for a movie.

2. To what city does Mrs. Todd offer to take Homer?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Boston.
(c) Bangor.
(d) Wildvines.

3. Who is Maureen?
(a) The Greek's wife.
(b) Mike Scollay's wife.
(c) Mike Scollay's sister.
(d) The woman both Mike Scollay and the Greek are pursuing.

4. Who has passed away in "The Monkey," prompting family members to clean the home?
(a) The uncle.
(b) The aunt.
(c) The grandmother.
(d) The grandfather.

5. What do two of the soldiers in "The Mist" do at the beginning of the story?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Run out into the fog.
(c) Lose their minds.
(d) Start shooting people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mike Scollay?

2. Who is Jonathan to Richard Hagstrom?

3. At what location do Homer and the narrator for "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" sit and swap stories?

4. Where does Mike originally find the narrator?

5. What does Randy do when LaVerne is attacked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What seems to be the factor linking Mrs. Todd and Homer?

3. 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.

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

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

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. 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?

8. What do you think is the importance of Curt's tale of Cain and Abel?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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