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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. How does Hal's youngest son feel about his older brother's discovery?
2. What does the narrator of "Paranoid: A Chant" do to avoid cameras?
3. What are the names of Mark's children?
4. What message does the Greek send to Mike?
5. What happened to the first person to go through the jaunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what format is "Paranoid: A Chant" written, and what significance does it lend to the story?
2. 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?
3. Why do you think Charles calls the bathroom the basement in "Here There Be Tygers"?
4. What significance does the word processor hold for Richard after Jon's death?
5. 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.
6. What is the basic conflict expressed in "The Monkey"? Is there an implied winner? If so, whom or what?
7. In "The Jaunt," Mark's family is destroyed by Mark's own deception. Given the reasons for his deception, do you think he was justified in his actions.
8. Compare/contrast the two rooms in the PAT. Why do you think they are so drastically different?
9. "Word Processor of the Gods" could fit into several different genres. Which genre do you think it fits into best and why?
10. What is the significance of the "Execute" button on the word processor, and how does Richard feel when looking at that button for the first time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The plot is the arrangement of ideas and incidents that make up a story. The plot is important. Choose two stories from "Skeleton Crew," identify the plot, and outline the methods King uses to develop that plot.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The horror genre is one of the most uncomplicated forms of entertainment and is characterized by the author's effort to produce fear in the reader through the use of antagonists such as monsters, ghosts, or even feral animals. The basic concept is the same: the hero must fight against horrific forces for his life and often his soul. Choose one of the stories in "Skeleton Crew" and explain how it fits into the horror genre and how it follows the horror genre formula.
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