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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 does Norris do to Cressner?
(a) Knocks him unconscious.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Pushes him off the ledge.
(d) Forces him to walk the ledge.

2. When Booth, Tookey, and the man arrive at the car, what do they discover?
(a) It is empty.
(b) It is gone.
(c) It has been smashed.
(d) It is on fire.

3. What event causes Harold Parkette in The Lawnmower Man to sell his mower?
(a) When a dog is caught under the blades.
(b) When a woodchuck is caught under the blades.
(c) When a cat is caught under the blades.
(d) When a squirrel is caught under the blades.

4. Why does Vicky honk the car horn?
(a) Because she is impatient and wants to leave.
(b) Because a bunch of kids are converging on the car, attempting to attack.
(c) Because the police officers discover them.
(d) Because the cornfields have come to life and attack the car.

5. What is the consequence of Morrison cheating the second time on program to quit smoking?
(a) His wife will recieve an electric shock.
(b) His daughter will recieve an electric shock.
(c) He will recieve an electric shock.
(d) His son will receive an electric shock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Burt and Vicky end up while they are driving?

2. How does Elizabeth keep Ed at arm's length?

3. What must Norris do in the bet made between him and Cressner?

4. What did Larry do to save his sister when they were children?

5. What ailment does the man who enters the bar in One for the Road have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Elizabeth's character in I Know What You Need.

2. What has ironically turned into a source of danger in One for the Road and how?

3. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?

4. What is Harold horrified to learn about the man he hired to mow his lawn in The Lawnmower Man?

5. What does Children of the Corn suggest cornfields are a symbol of?

6. What do we learn of Katrina's fate in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

7. What is the basic premise of I Know What You Need?

8. What convinces Morrison to quit smoking?

9. What evidence points to the narrator of Strawberry Spring being the serial killer?

10. Why does Harold stop mowing his lawn and what causes him to hire someone to mow it again later in The Lawnmower Man?

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