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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the local Texaco station in the opening scene of the book?
(a) Larry Underwood.
(b) Bill Hapscomb.
(c) Stu Redman.
(d) Bob Brentwood.

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

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

4. Nick Andros kills his assailant, Ray Booth, with what object in the jail?
(a) His hands.
(b) A baton.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A nightstick.

5. What city does Starkey learn of a new outbreak in?
(a) Sipe Springs, Texas.
(b) Arlington, Texas.
(c) Corpus Christi, Texas.
(d) Houston, Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Trashcan Man's talent that makes him useful to Randall Flagg?

2. How much money in royalties does Larry Underwood have in his savings account?

3. Who received a vaccine that briefly makes their condition better before they die too?

4. What is the name of the dog found by Glen Bateman who survives the Captain Trips outbreak?

5. What kind of shoes does Randall Flagg wear as he walks South on US 51?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Leo Rockway afraid of Harold Lauder?

2. What happened to the doctor in the jail with Nick Andros?

3. What purpose does Chapter 8 serve the overall novel?

4. What kind of people are summoned by Randall Flagg?

5. Why does Flagg have an alias with the surname "Freemantle" and no one notes that?

6. Before being recruited by Flagg, Lloyd Henreid was in prison for what?

7. What are the descriptions of the main characters?

8. Even if only 0.6% of the population are immune, should there have been more survivors from Arnette?

9. Why did the military creates this highly lethal, highly contagious virus, and deliberately design it to be impossible to vaccinate against?

10. Does Mother Abigail represent religious/spiritual elements?

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