View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies at the Texaco gas station in the opening scene of the novel?

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

3. From what Maine town do Frannie and Harold hail?

4. Stu Redman feels like he is trapped in what instead of the hospital?

5. What is the name of Larry Underwood's hit single?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dayna think Randall Flagg can see her?

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

4. What was the border patrol's duty in the city?

5. Everyone in Ogunquit was either already sick or had been exposed to sick residents by the time the town council decided to blockade the turnpike. Why did no one realized this at the time?

6. Who would side with Randall Flagg other than those who were strong-armed into it?

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

8. How did the virus even get to the whole facility?

9. Why is Leo Rockway afraid of Harold Lauder?

10. How did Charlie Campion contract the virus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Contrast the government structure of post-plague Las Vegas with that of Boulder. How do the values of the inhabitants of each place differ?

Essay Topic 2

Harold Lauder is a morally ambivalent character who arrives at more than one spiritual crossroad in the novel. How do his values determine his choices? What is the consequence of the path he chooses to pursue?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Larry Underwood's character development over the course of the story.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 671 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample