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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. Felicia tells Marty that she heard a radio advertisement about Chuck on which radio station?

2. In what color is Chuck Krantz's name written on the billboard Marty sees at the start of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

3. Who was at fault for the car accident that caused the death of Craig's favorite teacher, Ms. Hargensen?

4. Mr. Harrigan invested most of Craig's lottery ticket winnings in what type of stock?

5. The second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck in the story "The Life of Chuck" takes place in which setting?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does King use the narrative of Act II: Buskers in "The Life of Chuck" to remind readers to keep open minds about others?

2. In what way do the events of Act II: Buskers echo back to details the reader already knows about Chuck?

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

4. What two major life events occurred in Craig's life during the summer of 2009?

5. Name two elements of the billboard that strike Marty as odd.

6. What was the final text message Craig received from Mr. Harrigan's iPhone and how did he interpret it?

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

8. Who is Janice Halliday and in what way is she linked to the art of dance and movement?

9. What prompted Craig to call Mr. Harrigan's iPhone for the first time after his death?

10. Which parts of The Retros' live concerts were Chuck's favorites in his youth and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within King’s text and with which of the collection’s stories does the theme most closely connect?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within King’s collection If It Bleeds. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the collection.

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of trust treated within If It Bleeds and how does its treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

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