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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. How did Richard get the word processor?
(a) He inherited it from Jonathan.
(b) He found it in an antique shop.
(c) His neighbor gave it to him.
(d) It was hidden in the attic.

2. Who is Seth to Richard Hagstrom?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His son.

3. Who is the inventor of the jaunt?
(a) Vincent Caramore.
(b) Vernon Carmichael.
(c) Vidal Ciccone.
(d) Victor Carune.

4. What does Curt begin to discuss with the poster in his room?
(a) The good and bad points of wrestling.
(b) His own version of the Cain and Able story.
(c) Why the world would be better if ruled by women.
(d) His thoughts on a script for a movie.

5. Who is Jonathan to Richard Hagstrom?
(a) His son.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what project are the soldiers trapped in the store affiliated?

2. Who is Mike Scollay?

3. Why do people start refusing to go out into the fog?

4. What is Mrs. Carmody rumored to be?

5. In "The Mist," what precipitates the thick fog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of King's use of a "Wouldn't it be funny if . . . ?" beginning to his short stories? What do you think this method adds to or detracts from his stories?

2. Why do you think Charles calls the bathroom the basement in "Here There Be Tygers"?

3. What do you think is the importance of Curt's tale of Cain and Abel?

4. The creator of the teleportation device used in the jaunt first experimented with mice. What is the significance of the first trip taken by the mice?

5. In what format is "Paranoid: A Chant" written, and what significance does it lend to the story?

6. In "The Raft," Deke twice stops Randy from attempting to save Rachel. Was this the right thing to do, given the circumstances?

7. What significance does the word processor hold for Richard after Jon's death?

8. In "Paranoid: A Chant," there are several instances in which the narrator is showing how obviously disturbed he is. Give one such example and tell why you think that example fits.

9. Homer compares Mrs. Todd to several goddesses. What is the purpose of this comparison?

10. "The Wedding Gig" is rife with metaphors, figures of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. For example, "Love is a rose" is a metaphor. Identify a metaphor from "The Wedding Gig" and identify the two things being compared.

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