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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. The first sentence of Act I: I Contain Multitudes states that Chuck was looking forward to which event?
2. Holly realizes in the section called "December 9-13, 2020" that at one point, she saw which feature on Chet's face before seeing it missing the next time?
3. What malady contributed to the death of Holly's former business partner, Bill Hodges?
4. Who was the first person to ignite Chuck's love of reading?
5. Dan comes to believe by the end of the section entitled "December 16, 2020" that which character is an Outsider?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Chuck react to the sight he encountered inside the cupola when he entered it for the first time?
2. What kind of person is Holly's mother and how do you know?
3. What is the significance of the phrase "Twirlers and Spinners" (143) in Act I: I Contain Multitudes of "The Life of Chuck"?
4. What did Chuck see when he opened the door to the cupola after his grandfather Albie's funeral?
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. Who are Pete and Jerome within the story "If It Bleeds"?
7. Where does Holly arrange to meet the Outsider when he agrees to her demand for $300,000?
8. What sort of coping mechanisms does Holly use to cope with the effects of her past trauma?
9. What happens in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" and how does it set the mood of the story?
10. How does King juxtapose an everyday setting with a mood befitting a horror story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does King use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages or to elicit a particular emotional response from the reader? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages in If It Bleeds to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Chuck's character within the collection? Discuss the characterization methods used by King in depicting Chuck and include in your discussion the reasons that King portrays Chuck in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze one of the stories in King’s collection from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does the story suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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