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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 is happening in Chapter 19?

2. What does Dr. Weizak say he is concerned about?

3. What do the FBI agents say they know about Stillson?

4. Who does Johnny explain about in his letter to Herb?

5. Who is Johnny collecting information on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is New Hampshire perfect for Johnny?

2. What do the Chatsworths think about Stillson?

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

4. What does Johnny visualize as he waits to kill Stillson?

5. Summarize the novel.

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

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

8. How does Ngo say someone should stop Stillson?

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

10. How does Stillson ruin his own career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do the students think Greg makes such a successful politician? What does it say about how King views politics that someone Greg could get so far in politics? What does the character of Greg express about American politics in the 70s?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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