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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 case do the police want Johnny to help them with?

2. Why does Vera think Johnny will live?

3. Whose article does Johnny read in the local newspaper?

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

5. What kind of building does Stillson stop at in Iowa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnny convince the reporter his powers are for real?

2. How does Johnny win $500 in this section?

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

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

5. Why does Dr. Weizak decide against visiting his mother?

6. How does Johnny prove that Dodd was the killer?

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

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

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

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 King's previous books and contrast it with THE DEAD ZONE in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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