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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 Richardson want to stop?

2. In what month does Sarah visit Johnny's grave?

3. What does Johnny dream Stillson is planning to start?

4. What kind of car do the Chatsworths own?

5. What part of Stillson's body does Johnny grab at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johnny visualize about Chuck's graduation?

2. How does Sarah make peace with herself in this section?

3. What image does Stillson project for himself as a politician?

4. How does Johnny prove Chuck has a reading phobia?

5. Why does Johnny think it was fate to have a brain tumor?

6. What is Herb's relationship with Charlene?

7. Why does Chuck need Johnny's help?

8. Summarize the novel.

9. What does Johnny feel when he shakes Stillson's hand?

10. How does Ngo say someone should stop Stillson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

In 1983, THE DEAD ZONE was released as a film starring Christopher Walken and Tom Skerritt. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book are still relevant years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new media? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

What does Stephen King say about good vs. evil? In what way is this theme typical of the horror genre? Do the students agree with his argument? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

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