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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. Why does Johnny think Chuck has a problem reading?

2. What is the title of Part 3?

3. What kind of weapon does Johnny have in his attache case?

4. What disease did Johnny suffer from?

5. What does Johnny discuss with the gardener?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is New Hampshire perfect for Johnny?

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

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

4. How does Ngo say someone should stop Stillson?

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

6. How did Johnny make the kid photographer become famous?

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

8. How does Stillson react when Johnny shoots at him?

9. Why does Johnny think Chuck's father is inadvertently responsible for Chuck's reading phobia?

10. Why is the FBI suspicious of Stillson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of King's previous books and contrast it with THE DEAD ZONE in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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