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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. What does Johnny say he wants to learn?

2. Who is the subject of the article that Walter shows Sarah?

3. Who are the serial killer's victims?

4. What does Dave offer Johnny in this section?

5. Who does Sarah marry in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johnny visualize about Dr. Weizak's life?

2. Why does Vera decide to stop her medication?

3. How does Sarah's conservatism affect her relationship with Johnny?

4. Describe Frak Dodd's home life.

5. How does Stillson kill the farm's dog?

6. How do Johnny friends convince him to help the sheriff?

7. How does the sheriff want Johnny to help him?

8. How does Stillson convince the boy to behave?

9. How does religion help Vera understand her son's accident?

10. How does Johnny injure himself in the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following real people mentioned in the book and discuss how King represents them in THE DEAD ZONE and why he represents that person in that manner. Are there people who would argue against King's representation of that person's life?

1. Richard Nixon.

2. Jimmy Carter.

3. Ronald Reagan.

Essay Topic 3

What do the students think of Stephen King's representations in the book? How do the students think he has tried to keep his representations accurate? Do the students think Stephen King can communicate realist representations while still making a novel entertaining and imaginative?

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