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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 many acres was the land Uncle Otto intended to purchase?
(a) 4000.
(b) 220.
(c) 18000.
(d) 50.

2. Why does Quentin think Uncle Otto is hallucinating about McCutchson's truck?
(a) Because Otto thinks McCutchson is haunting him.
(b) Because Quentin thinks Otto killed McCutchson with the truck.
(c) Because Otto has intense guilt about his partner's demise.
(d) Because Otto is going mad.

3. Why can't George invoke the name given to him by Aunt Flo?
(a) Gramma has him by the throat.
(b) He forgets the name.
(c) He has lost his voice.
(d) He has a piece of food wedged in his windpipe.

4. What does Henry do when Davidson shakes his hand?
(a) He draws his hand back and drops into his chair.
(b) He scoops up his winnings and leaves.
(c) He howls furiously and runs outside.
(d) He shakes Davidson's hand in return.

5. Where is the narrator in "Nona" sitting as he considers events in his life?
(a) In a jail cell.
(b) At home with his wife and two children.
(c) In a spaceship.
(d) In his masion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the looking glass?

2. Who is giving Nona a hard time when the narrator meets her?

3. What are Fornits?

4. Who follows Rocky and Leo as they leave the garage?

5. To what does the child in "For Owen" compare the fat children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Children are often frightened by elderly relatives. Everything about them seems foreign and frightening. Do you think George's fear of Gramma was instinctual or merely the usual fear a child has of older people?

2. What do you think would be the worst part of being afflicted as Brower is in "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands"? Use examples from the text to support your theory.

3. At the end of "Nona," the narrator is surrounded by rats, and Nona herself turns into a huge, disgusting rat. The narrator then embraces the rat and indicates that he is planning suicide. What do you think this story is really about?

4. Often, a killer's choice of weapon will say a lot about that person. What do you think Spike's method of operation and choice of weapon say about him?

5. The milkman in King's short stories is certainly not your ordinary milkman. He spreads death rather than cheer with wholesome milk. What about Spike makes his methods that much more unusual?

6. Quentin seems terrified of Uncle Otto's truck himself, especially after seeing first hand what happened to Uncle Otto. What does Quentin fear the most?

7. There is a rumor in the family that Gramma did something to Franklin to make him die. Do you think the family is just overreacting to their guilt and loss by blaming it on Gramma?

8. What is the significance of the opening in "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands"?

9. Identify a simile from "The Reaper's Image" and explain how the simile adds to the description.

10. Henry finally shares his story with a few close friends years later about Reg and the Fornits. Why do you think it took him so long to share this information?

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