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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 Greg Stillson sell?

2. Who writes Johnny a card in Chapter 13?

3. What kind of letters does Johnny start to receive?

4. How does the older kid knock out Johnny?

5. What ages Herb more than Johnny's accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnny end up in a coma in this section?

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

3. Why does Johnny decide against helping the sheriff?

4. Why is Johnny apprehensive of Bright?

5. Why does Vera decide to stop her medication?

6. How does Johnny prove his powers to the sheriff?

7. How does Stillson convince the boy to behave?

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

9. How did the serial killer's childhood scar his life?

10. What does Johnny visualize at the murder scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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