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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 event causes Harold Parkette in The Lawnmower Man to sell his mower?
2. What is Elizabeth's roommate concerned about?
3. What location does the man in One for the Road say he left his wife and daughter near?
4. What is Morrison's wife's reaction to learning about the Quitters, Inc. program?
5. What does "strawberry spring" refer to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can we tell about Booth and Tookey's characters when they decide to help the man in One for the Road?
2. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?
3. What decision does Johnny struggle with in The Woman in the Room?
4. What is Harold horrified to learn about the man he hired to mow his lawn in The Lawnmower Man?
5. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?
6. What type of person is Stan Norris in The Ledge?
7. How can The Woman in the Room still be considered a horror story though it is not the traditional kind?
8. What do people think about the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers and is their assumption correct?
9. Briefly describe Elizabeth's character in I Know What You Need.
10. What is the symbol of the ladder in The Last Rung on the Ladder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The death of the main character is common in horror stories. Compare and contrast the deaths of several characters in Night Shift. Why did the character die and how? What purpose did the death serve and what message does it send to the reader?
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
There are not too many people who do not know the name Stephen King without having an automatic association to horror tales. Research who Stephen King is as an individual and as an author. How did he become the renowned author he is today? From where does he draw inspiration for his tales? Where did he get inspiration for Night Shift?
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