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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What visible marks are on the dead bodies in the car in the opening scene of the novel?
(a) Red marks.
(b) Scars.
(c) Black marks.
(d) Tattoos.

2. Trashcan Man is obsessed with what?
(a) Fire.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Poker.
(d) Trees.

3. What is Bill Hapsomb’s nickname?
(a) The Kid.
(b) Hap.
(c) Trashcan Man.
(d) Rat Man.

4. Where does Frannie bury her father?
(a) In the town square.
(b) Under the front porch.
(c) At sea.
(d) In his garden.

5. What is Trashcan Man's talent that makes him useful to Randall Flagg?
(a) Throwing stones.
(b) Jumping 50 feet in the air.
(c) Reading minds.
(d) Setting fires.

6. How many people are inside of the car that collides with the Texaco gas pump?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

7. Which character gets attacked by townies at the local bar?
(a) Wayne Stukey.
(b) Larry Underwood.
(c) Nick Andros.
(d) Stu Redman.

8. Who does Larry Underwood meet at the New York City Zoo?
(a) A wealthy woman named Rita Blakemoor.
(b) A lawyer, Derek.
(c) Nick Andros.
(d) Frannie Goldsmith.

9. Where does Mother Abigail live?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Minnesota.

10. Who received a vaccine that briefly makes their condition better before they die too?
(a) Randall Flagg.
(b) Stu Redman.
(c) Joe Bob Brentwood.
(d) Wayne Stukey.

11. What is the name of the Veterinarian who is 'doctoring' for the people of Boulder?
(a) Ralph Brentner.
(b) Glen Bateman.
(c) Dick Ellis.
(d) Stu Redman.

12. What kind of shoes does Randall Flagg wear as he walks South on US 51?
(a) Chuck Taylors.
(b) Cowboy boots.
(c) Bare feet.
(d) Construction boots.

13. Frannie realizes after her father dies that she has to bury him. With what object does she cover him before carrying him down the stairs and out the front door?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Burlap.
(c) A tablecloth.
(d) A tarp.

14. Who climbs to the top of a barn and paints a message to passing motorists just in case anyone comes looking for survivors?
(a) Larry Underwood.
(b) Randall Flagg.
(c) Frannie Goldsmith.
(d) Harold Lauder.

15. Who dies at the Texaco gas station in the opening scene of the novel?
(a) Charles Campion.
(b) The Trashcan Man.
(c) The Rat Man.
(d) Stu Redman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of Lloyd's stay in prison, there is one other prisoner left. For whom does this prisoner continually call out?

2. How long does the second wave of the flu epidemic strike last?

3. Who is the father of Frannie's baby?

4. Who does Stu Redman shoot at the facility?

5. What does Harold notice about his house that makes him realize someone was in there while he was out?

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