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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 Rand do as the rescue ship leaves?
(a) He is sucked under the sand.
(b) He begins cramming sand into his mouth.
(c) He runs after the ship screaming for help.
(d) He lies down on the sand and dies.

2. Richard Pine's story details the accounts of whom?
(a) An embezzling real estate manager.
(b) A survivor of WWII.
(c) A common handyman.
(d) A disgraced surgeon.

3. How much time does George spend looking for Henry?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

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

5. Who is Reg Thorpe?
(a) A convicted murderer.
(b) A character in Henry's tale.
(c) A screenwriter attending the party.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character in "Nona" trying to figure out?

2. What is the implication for George at the end of "Gramma"?

3. What items got Gramma fired from her job?

4. Who is George McCutchson?

5. Who is said to be a part of the legend associated with the looking glass?

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. The milkman in King's short stories is certainly not your ordinary milkman. He spreads death rather than cheer with wholesome milk. What about Spike makes his methods that much more unusual?

3. Children are often frightened by elderly relatives. Everything about them seems foreign and frightening. Do you think George's fear of Gramma was instinctual or merely the usual fear a child has of older people?

4. What do you think the story "For Owen" is about?

5. Quentin seems terrified of Uncle Otto's truck himself, especially after seeing first hand what happened to Uncle Otto. What does Quentin fear the most?

6. Foreshadowing is when an event early in the story hints at an event to take place later in the story. Find an example of foreshadowing in "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands." Cite the foreshadowing event and the event it foreshadows.

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Rumor had it that Gramma was a witch and apparently became one because she could not carry a baby to term. Do you think Gramma was justified to dabble in witchcraft to attain her dream?

10. What is an example of a metaphor used in "Beachworld" and what comparison is it trying to convey?

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