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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. How old is Stebbins?

2. Why says, "Sinless in thought, word, and deed"?

3. What does Garraty call the twelve miles of zigzag roads in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Davidson tell the others that he got drunk?

5. Whom does one of the highway repair men have ten bucks bet on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is number 45, and what happens to him?

2. What happens to Curley in Chapter 2?

3. Garraty begins half-dozing while walking after leaving Caribou. What images go through his mind?

4. What happens with Hint 10 in Chapter 3?

5. What is the half-track?

6. Why does Garraty receive a warning in Chapter 1?

7. What greets the Walkers when they walk into Caribou city limits?

8. Garraty wants to know why there aren't more people watching the Long Walk in Chapter 8. Who explains why and what is the explanation?

9. Describe Limestone.

10. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephen King writes in the Introduction about the necessity of "killing" Richard Bachman. Explain why you think he must do this. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasons.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 16, Abraham extracts a promise from Garraty that there's "no help for anybody. Do it on your own or don't do it." Why do the boys make this promise at this time? What does "root hog or die" refer to?

Essay Topic 3

In the first two chapters, Garraty meets and makes a connection with other Walkers. He later says it was probably a mistake to have done so. Why?

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