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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 does "strawberry spring" refer to?

2. Which of the following is not something the person who comes to mow Harold's lawn does?

3. What theme is The Lawnmower Man based on?

4. How did the first strawberry spring end?

5. What does Larry find waiting for him when he returns home in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What convinces Morrison to quit smoking?

2. What decision does Johnny struggle with in The Woman in the Room?

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

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

5. What does the ledge symbolize in the story The Ledge?

6. What does "strawberry spring" refer to?

7. What is the main purpose of The Man Who Loved Flowers?

8. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Gray Matter and Quitters, Inc. Gray matter is a statement of anti-alcoholism while Quitters, Inc. is anti-smoking, two very common habits many people have.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss horror as a genre. Research its popularity, examining what classifies a story as horror and how the stories in Night Shift fit this genre.

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