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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Here There Be Tygers," what does Charles call the bathroom that leads him to be corrected by his teacher?

2. What happens to Curt Garrish when he speaks with several of his peers on his way back to his dorm?

3. Where is the setting of "The Raft"?

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

5. What does the narrator believe in "Paranoid: A Chant"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. In "The Monkey," what does the stuffed creature represent to Hal? What fears does it reawaken within him?

5. What is the purpose of King's use of a "Wouldn't it be funny if . . . ?" beginning to his short stories? What do you think this method adds to or detracts from his stories?

6. "Word Processor of the Gods" could fit into several different genres. Which genre do you think it fits into best and why?

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

8. 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.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, as in "How like the winter hath my absence been" or "So are you to my thoughts as food to life." Recall a simile used in "The Mist" and explain why it seems more descriptive than the usual mundane expression of simple adjectives.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet," Henry is troubled by his strange friendship with an author named Thorpe. Almost as a joke, Henry encouraged Thorpe's paranoia about Fornits, tiny elf-like creatures. How did Henry's encouragement of Thorpe's fantasy lead to that fantasy invading Henry's life as well?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is the use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas. King uses this in several of his stories. What are some examples and how do they fall under the heading of "personification"? How does personification add to a story?

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