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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 is Vera taking medication for?

2. What is the name of Sarah's son?

3. Whose voice does Johnny keep hearing in this section?

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

5. Where are Sarah and Johnny celebrating Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Stillson convince the boy to behave?

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

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

9. Why does Vera decide to stop her medication?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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