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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. Who is the first person narrator in One For the Road?

2. In The Ledge, what is Stan Norris' profession?

3. What does the narrator of Strawberry Spring suspect?

4. What year is The Man Who Loved Flowers set in?

5. What does Norris do to Cressner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main purpose of The Man Who Loved Flowers?

2. What type of person is Stan Norris in The Ledge?

3. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?

4. What can we tell about Booth and Tookey's characters when they decide to help the man in One for the Road?

5. What decision does Johnny struggle with in The Woman in the Room?

6. What convinces Morrison to quit smoking?

7. What is the symbol of the ladder in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

8. What has ironically turned into a source of danger in One for the Road and how?

9. How can The Woman in the Room still be considered a horror story though it is not the traditional kind?

10. Why does Harold stop mowing his lawn and what causes him to hire someone to mow it again later in The Lawnmower Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of good versus evil is timeless and will continue to be used over and over in literature. Many of the stories in Night Surf use the concept of good versus evil. Compare and contrast the specific stories that have this battle.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the stories focus on a particular setting. which is important in moving the plot forward. Discuss how King effectively uses setting as a tool of writing, while including specific examples from the book as support.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of revenge is found in several of the works in Night Shift. In which stories is revenge a theme? Compare and contrast the revenge in these stories.

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