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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 has Vera suffered in this chapter?

2. Who is home to greet Stillson at the farmhouse?

3. What is the title of Part 2?

4. What does Herb tell Johnny about in this section?

5. What kind of operation is the nurse's son having?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave Jenson offer Johnny in this section?

2. Why does Johnny need surgery at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

4. What advice does Vera give Johnny before she dies?

5. What do Johnny and his parents talk about when he wakes?

6. Describe Frak Dodd's home life.

7. Why does Johnny refuse the journalistic position at Inside View?

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

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

10. How does Stillson convince the boy to behave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the construction of King's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in King's argument?

Essay Topic 2

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

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

How accurate do the students think is Stephen King's representation of 1970s American politics? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

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