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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 did the coroner say was the cause of Billings' child?
2. What day does Hall decide to work to earn some extra money?
3. What are the people worried about in Trucks?
4. What do Artie and Richard go in search of?
5. What happens to Alvin Sackheim?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hall behave and interact with Warwick, his supervisor?
2. What theme does the story, Battleground, illustrate?
3. What is the symbolism behind the gray mass that Richie has become?
4. What sort of tone does Lester have when he is telling his story and what might the reader initially think about him?
5. What kind of son is Timmy?
6. What is Bernie's fear?
7. How is the reader led to believe that Charles Boone may be an unreliable narrator?
8. Briefly describe Hall's character from Graveyard Shift.
9. What problem do the trucks appear to have and how do they solve their problem?
10. What is the basic premise of the story Night Surf?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Children of the Corn is an interesting tale, which touches upon the idea of cults and mass suicides. Research what cults are and how they are an extreme form of a man-made religion, as well as mass suicides in history. Then discuss how the story is a symbol of it and what message it tells the reader about cults.
Essay Topic 2
The Boogeyman story is a tale told about a monster that many children grow up hearing. Many variations have been told about the monster in the closet or the monster hiding underneath the bed. Research the concept of the boogeyman and analyze King's re-telling of the monster's tale.
Essay Topic 3
Many of the stories are told in First Person narration. Discuss first person narration as a tool, while comparing and contrasting the first person narrators in the Night Shift.
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