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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 do Herb and Johnny enjoy discussing together?

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

3. What does Johnny say Dr. Weizak's mother suffers from?

4. Where was Dodd when the killings stopped for two months?

5. What does Greg load his gun with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Vera decide to stop her medication?

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

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

6. How does Johnny help his physiotherapist in this chapter?

7. What does Johnny visualize at the murder scene?

8. How does religion help Vera understand her son's accident?

9. How does Johnny help Sarah at the end of this section?

10. Why does Johnny decide against helping the sheriff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Johnny's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Johnny hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Johnny ideas about life?

3. How has Johnny's character changed by the end of the book?

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