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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 happens to Curt Garrish when he speaks with several of his peers on his way back to his dorm?
(a) He is wracked with guilt and doesn't understand why.
(b) They speak pleasantly, and he moves on.
(c) He can't think of an answer for their questions.
(d) He envisions that person's death.

2. Where does the narrator of "Paranoid: A Chant" believe he cannot go?
(a) To the basement.
(b) To the living room.
(c) Outside.
(d) To the bathroom.

3. How is the relationship between Seth and Richard?
(a) They are not close but not estranged.
(b) They are estranged.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) They are close.

4. What does Brent Norton and his group deny?
(a) That the end of the world is at hand.
(b) Evidence of anything supernatural.
(c) That the fog smells different.
(d) That the fog could possibly be poisonous.

5. What reasoning does the narrator use for thinking about Maureen from time to time?
(a) He feels guilt for what happened to her.
(b) He is older and doesn't sleep well.
(c) She was a very attractive woman.
(d) He doesn't offer a reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Richard Hagstrom in "Word Processor of the Gods"?

2. At what location do Homer and the narrator for "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" sit and swap stories?

3. What does Curt begin to discuss with the poster in his room?

4. How does Randy revive LaVerne?

5. To what does Mark awaken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Stephen King is apparently trying to make his reader think when reading "The Jaunt." Do you think King wrote this story with that challenge in mind, or do you think he wrote it for pure entertainment?

2. Compare/contrast the two rooms in the PAT. Why do you think they are so drastically different?

3. While Randy is trying to save Deke from being sucked between the cracks in the raft by the black, oil-like creature, what is Randy doing to try and stay sane through the unbelievable situation?

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

5. 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?

6. Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement. For example, "The sun was blindingly bright and hotter than ten thousand fires." Give an example of hyperbole from "The Wedding Gig" and give an explanation of why King uses it in this story.

7. What seems to be the catalyst for Curt's break in sanity?

8. In "Word Processor of the Gods," what do you think about Richard's choice of his brother's family over his own? Is a choice made of faithfulness or greed?

9. What seems to be the factor linking Mrs. Todd and Homer?

10. "Word Processor of the Gods" could fit into several different genres. Which genre do you think it fits into best and why?

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