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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 did the kid take a photograph of?

2. What does Johnny think is the best way to deal with Stillson?

3. Who does Herb ask to marry him?

4. What Shakespeare character does Johnny mention in his letter to his father in Chapter 7?

5. What tragedy does Johnny collect newspaper clippings on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnny decide to deal Stillson?

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

3. Why does Ngo compare Stillson to a laughing tiger?

4. How does the steakhouse owner react to Johnny's information about the fire?

5. What does Johnny write in his letters to his loved ones?

6. What is Herb's relationship with Charlene?

7. What does Johnny think would happen if Stillson became president?

8. Summarize the novel.

9. Why does Sarah take so long to see Johnny's grave?

10. How does Ngo say someone should stop Stillson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Johnny's psychic abilities enable him to do? How can Johnny use his psychic abilities for good? How do the students think another character in the book would have used Johnny's psychic abilities? What do scientists know about psychic abilities?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of King's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in King's argument?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following real people mentioned in the book and discuss how King represents them in THE DEAD ZONE and why he represents that person in that manner. Are there people who would argue against King's representation of that person's life?

1. Richard Nixon.

2. Jimmy Carter.

3. Ronald Reagan.

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