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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 Lloyd Henreid is on a killing spree with his buddy Poke, what kind of car are they speeding along in?

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

3. Who does Stu Redman shoot at the facility?

4. What does Nick Andros take with him to go see Mother Abigail?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do you think of the government's response to this crisis in this novel so far?

6. What is the setting of the opening scene in the book?

7. Why does the disease have the nickname 'Captain Trips'?

8. What exactly happened when Las Vegas was blown up? Was it a direct act of God?

9. What was the point of discovering Joe/Leo Rockway's telepathic abilities?

10. Why does King introduce readers to so many different characters early on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the meaning of the book’s title. Does it refer only to the men from Boulder?

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

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

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