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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. What is the last name of the man named Dan whom Holly goes to meet in the section called "December 16, 2020"?

2. In the section entitled "December 19, 2020," Holly is scheduled to receive money from Chet at her place of business at what time of the evening?

3. Dan comes to believe by the end of the section entitled "December 16, 2020" that which character is an Outsider?

4. When Dan's grandson calls Holly in the section called "December 22, 2020," she asks him to tell Dan what fact about the Outsider?

5. In the section entitled "December 14, 2020," Holly researches Chet Ondowsky and discovers that his real name is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the phrase "Twirlers and Spinners" (143) in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of "The Life of Chuck"?

2. How does King juxtapose an everyday setting with a mood befitting a horror story?

3. For what reason does King include an allusion to Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of the story "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 is the status of the relationship between Holly and Ralph when the events of "If It Bleeds" take place?

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

7. How did Chuck react to the sight he encountered inside the cupola when he entered it for the first time?

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

9. Discuss the ultimate fate of the Outsider featured in the story "If It Bleeds."

10. What happens in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" and how does it set the mood of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does King send about family bonds within the collection If It Bleeds and what specific stories or scenes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and marriage treated within the collection If It Bleeds and how does their treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss King’s decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did King have in mind when including these instances and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

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