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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 Johnny say he wore to fool Sarah at the carnival?

2. How does King describe Johnny's grin in the final chapter?

3. What kind of letters does Johnny write in this section?

4. Who testified Johnny was of sound mind?

5. In which state does Ngo find a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the novel.

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

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

4. What advice does Ngo give Johnny in this section?

5. What do the Chatsworths think about Stillson?

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

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

8. Why does Johnny think he is running out of time?

9. How does Johnny decide to deal Stillson?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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