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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. In the section called "December 17, 2020," Holly arranges to meet Chet at what location the following day?
(a) The library.
(b) The mall.
(c) The elementary school.
(d) The amusement park.

2. The prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" discusses January of which year?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2020.
(c) 2021.
(d) 2023.

3. In the section entitled "December 18, 2020," Holly again visits which character?
(a) Dan.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Henry.
(d) Her mother.

4. The first time the scene changes within "December 8-9, 2020," Holly is getting ready to watch what type of show at 3 in the afternoon?
(a) Documentary.
(b) Talk show.
(c) Court.
(d) Soap opera.

5. How many specific people did Albie name when he told Chuck about seeing people's coming deaths in the cupola?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before Chuck "died of a brain tumor" did he tell "his wife the truth about the scar on the back of his hand" (146)?

2. The first sentence of Act I: I Contain Multitudes states that Chuck was looking forward to which event?

3. What is the last name of Holly's current business partner Pete?

4. While Holly is watching a show breaking news announces that an explosion has occurred at what type of school in Pineborough, Pennsylvania?

5. What tool does Holly use to create a report of her progress for Ralph?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Pete and Jerome within the story "If It Bleeds"?

2. What is revealed to be the true source of Chuck's crescent-shaped scar?

3. What is the significance of the term "orphant" (150) in Act I: I Contain Multitudes in the story entitled "The Life of Chuck"?

4. How did Chuck confirm in his own mind that his grandfather Albie's visions of the future were legitimate?

5. What did Chuck's grandfather Albie tell him during his childhood about why no one ever entered the cupola in the family home?

6. How does the reader learn the way in which Chuck incurred the scar on his hand?

7. What does King mean when he writes of the cupola, "But fascination is fear's twin brother" (137)?

8. For what reason did Chuck transition from one home to another at age seven?

9. Why does Holly travel to Portland, Maine in the story "If It Bleeds"?

10. Who is Holly Gibney and what other novel written by Stephen King is referenced as featuring Holly as well?

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