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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. When the Walkers are only thirteen miles from Freeport, how many Walkers remain?
2. What is the date when the Walkers pass through Oldtown?
3. What is on the t-shirt of the boy in the crowd who points out Scramm?
4. Whom does Garraty first ask about helping Scramm's wife?
5. Who receives his ticket during a hailstorm?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does McVries do to try to keep Garraty from obsessing over the time?
2. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.
3. Why does Garraty feel a twinge of excitement when he sees a turnpike sign saying that Oldtown is sixteen miles away?
4. When it becomes inevitable that Scramm will die, what do the other Walkers decide to do?
5. What had Garraty's girlfriend said about his going on the Long Walk?
6. What would Garraty like to be doing on an 80-degree day if he weren't on the walk?
7. When Garraty resumes walking in Chapter 13, why does he feel resentful?
8. Garraty was once frightened by a movie starting Robert Mitchum. What was the movie about and why is Garraty thinking about it?
9. How does Barkovitch respond to Garraty's proposal in Chapter 12?
10. Why does Garraty want to see Barkovitch in Chapter 14?
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
Discuss the dark figure beckoning to Garraty at the end of the book. What/who do you think it is?
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