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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. Where is the narrator in "Nona" sitting as he considers events in his life?
(a) In a jail cell.
(b) In a spaceship.
(c) At home with his wife and two children.
(d) In his masion.

2. George tells his friends about an event that took place how many years before?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 65.
(d) 20.

3. What does the captain of the rescue ship do when Rand refuses to leave?
(a) Leaves Rand there.
(b) Orders his crew to kill Rand.
(c) Sends four strong androids to drag Rand aboard.
(d) Shoots a tranquilizer dart at Rand.

4. What does Henry add to his letter to Thorpe to help convince Thorpe of his belief in Fornits?
(a) A letter from the FBI.
(b) A grainy picture.
(c) A single hair.
(d) A doodle.

5. Why is George left home alone to watch Gramma?
(a) The nurse was sick.
(b) The story does not explain.
(c) His brother injured his leg.
(d) His mother had to go grocery shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items got Gramma fired from her job?

2. What does Rocky call his friend Bobby?

3. What reasoning does Henry give for not shaking hands?

4. Who is giving Nona a hard time when the narrator meets her?

5. What is the name of the fiction editor for Logan's magazine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Reg likely suffers from a serious mental illness, yet Henry continues to encourage Reg's fantasies. What do you think was Henry's motivating factor?

2. Henry finally shares his story with a few close friends years later about Reg and the Fornits. Why do you think it took him so long to share this information?

3. Henry encourages a writer who apparently believes in the whimsical creatures about which he writes. Henry begins the encouragement out of amusement and boredom. Do you think the resulting actions leading to the writer's death were what Henry expected to happen?

4. In "Nona," an innocent and once-upstanding man falls prey to the wiles of a sadistic, evil woman. Giving in to his "darker" side, he performs obscene, despicable acts at the whim of Nona. What do you think King is trying to say with this short story?

5. Compare Henry and Reg and how their relationship affected them both.

6. Richard Pine is a man who has made his fortune as a surgeon with his hands, but the rest of his life has been shady and complicated. However, through it all, he protected his hands. How do you think he felt when his hands were the only things he had left, and he was faced with eating those for survival?

7. Gramma is fat, flabby, blind, and smells funny. She also often wears a sly, frightening appearance. Do you think she plays up her frightening aspects to keep the family in line?

8. There is a rumor in the family that Gramma did something to Franklin to make him die. Do you think the family is just overreacting to their guilt and loss by blaming it on Gramma?

9. Rocky is dismayed and angered that the milkman, Spike, impregnated his wife. Spike seems not the least bit intimidated, possibly even enjoying Rocky's discomfort. Do you think Spike did what he did in order to specifically anger Rocky, or do you think Spike doesn't care what anyone thinks?

10. Rocky seems to be a bit of an intimidator himself. Though it is long past closing time, he coerces his friend into giving his car an inspection sticker. What do you think this says about Rocky?

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