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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. Craig states early in the story that which song "still gives [him] the chills" (5)?
(a) Stand By Your Man.
(b) Que Sera Sera.
(c) Georgia on My Mind.
(d) Wind Beneath My Wings.

2. How much distance lay between the houses of Mr. Harrigan and Craig throughout his childhood?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 3/4 mile.

3. In addition to his job, what activity did Chuck love to do, according to his son in the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Dancing.

4. What is the name of the company that Mr. Harrigan once owned?
(a) Maple Enterprises.
(b) Blast Enterprises.
(c) Avid Enterprises.
(d) Oak Enterprises.

5. What action is Chuck taking throughout the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?
(a) Singing.
(b) Dying.
(c) Balancing his checkbook.
(d) Playing guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In honor of which holiday did Craig receive a winning lottery ticket from Mr. Harrigan?

2. Chuck's son kisses the crescent-shaped scar on what part of his father Chuck's body?

3. One character thinks to himself at the end of the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! that "a whole world falls to ruin" (111) whenever what event takes place?

4. For what kind of company did Craig's dad work during his childhood?

5. Which character did Craig call first when he discovered he had a winning lottery ticket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janice do with her purse when she joins Chuck in a dance and what is the significance of her action?

2. How are the first two sections of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! different from the final three in the story "The Life of Chuck"?

3. What did Craig do with his iPhone 1 and what did the act symbolize?

4. How old was Craig when his mother died and how does King provide the reader with this information?

5. What type of narrator is featured within the story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone"?

6. Describe Craig's relationship with his father, whom he calls Dad.

7. What preference does Craig set forth in the final sentence of the story in relation to his inevitable death?

8. What role did Craig take on at an early age within his church and why was the development a rare one?

9. Who is Felicia?

10. What information does the narrator of Act II: Buskers reveal about the chronological proximity between Chuck's death and Chuck's impromptu street dance?

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