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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 kind of medal does the reporter have?

2. How does Johnny think his father has changed in Chapter 12?

3. What town does the sheriff call Johnny from?

4. What school does Dave Jenson teach at?

5. Who visits Johnny ten days after his operation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Frak Dodd's home life.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Johnny visualize at the murder scene?

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

8. Why is Johnny apprehensive of Bright?

9. How has Stillson's life changed in this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the book? How does King develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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