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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. For what kind of company did Craig's dad work during his childhood?
2. What is the name of the company that Mr. Harrigan once owned?
3. Who narrates the story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone"?
4. What item first came to Craig's mind when he thought about the money he would make by working for Mr. Harrigan?
5. What method did Mr. Harrigan always use to send Craig well wishes a certain number of times per year?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old was Craig when his mother died and how does King provide the reader with this information?
2. What is the significance of the phrase "Buskers Forever" (130)?
3. What did Craig's dad tell him about Mr. Harrigan when he first moved to Harlow, Maine?
4. Who is Felicia?
5. Which parts of The Retros' live concerts were Chuck's favorites in his youth and why?
6. Describe the protagonist at the center of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! in the short story entitled "The Life of Chuck."
7. What did Craig do with his iPhone 1 and what did the act symbolize?
8. What prompted Craig to call Mr. Harrigan's iPhone for the first time after his death?
9. In what way do the events of Act II: Buskers echo back to details the reader already knows about Chuck?
10. What role did Craig take on at an early age within his church and why was the development a rare one?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine King’s message within the collection If It Bleeds regarding the idea that not every event in the world can be explained in logical terms.
Essay Topic 2
Examine King’s use of characterization methods to portray Holly within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in the story entitled "If It Bleeds" in the collection of the same name? As an alternative, focus on Chuck's character within the story "The Life of Chuck."
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within King’s collection If It Bleeds. What message is King sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
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