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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 causes Collie, Steve and Cynthia to run out of the store?

2. Where does Peter get a pain when he thinks of Cary?

3. Who does not go in the store after the shooting?

4. What is one priority not listed by Collie in his mind as he thinks about the crime scene?

5. Where did Collier work as a police officer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Dream Floater.

2. Why are Ellie and Ralph not shot?

3. What was considered the first real problem of Steve's adult life?

4. Describe Audrey's tone in her letter to Janice.

5. What is MotoKops 2200?

6. Describe the other vans introduced in Chapter 3.

7. What is happening on Poplar Street just before the shootings?

8. Describe the people driving the blue van.

9. What is bothersome about the way the MotoKops are portrayed in this section of the cartoon's script?

10. What does Peter do against the advice of others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one character and explore their role in the novel. Describe their personality. How did they influence the situation in which they found themselves? Did they live or die?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the way King uses nature and the scenery in his story.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that Tak is gone at the conclusion of the novel? Why or why not?

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