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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. What do Misery and the other character have in common?
(a) Buried alive.
(b) World travel.
(c) Love the same man.
(d) Parlor maid.

2. Which body part of Paul's is smashed?
(a) Knee.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Elbow.
(d) Wrist.

3. What is the main character's name in the best selling book series?
(a) Misery.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Angela.
(d) Missy.

4. According to Annie, a plot resolution does not need to be realistic, it only needs to be_____________.
(a) Noteworthy.
(b) Good.
(c) Plausible.
(d) Fair.

5. Paul wonders if God or ____ could be so cruel.
(a) Fate.
(b) Devil.
(c) Mankind.
(d) The universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie say after she reads the first part of the new book?

2. What other character is referenced in connection with Misery?

3. Who comes along to rescue the character?

4. What is the second part of the game's question?

5. By the end of Chapter 16, how long had Paul been at the farmhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Annie's opinion of Paul's first draft? To what does she compare it?

2. Paul's skill as a writer often comes out through dreams and fantasies. Discuss at least one episode involving the sportscasters.

3. What does Paul say after Annie smashes his knee?

4. Describe the scene in which Annie has her first psychotic break with Paul. What does she do?

5. What causes Paul to cry in the bathroom? What happens next?

6. What does Paul surmise regarding his fame and Annie's actions?

7. Discuss the dream in which Annie is riding on a magic carpet.

8. Annie makes a suggestion about Misery's alleged death. What is the suggestion? What is Paul's reaction to the suggestion? What is Annie's reply?

9. Why is Annie upset at the tax man? What is Paul's explanation?

10. What part of Paul's anatomy does Annie pinch in order to get his attention?

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