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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. To what city does Mrs. Todd offer to take Homer?
2. Who is Seth to Richard Hagstrom?
3. What is "the jaunt"?
4. To what does Mark awaken?
5. Why do people start refusing to go out into the 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. What do you think Mike Scollay was implying when he told the coronet player that he was going to have to play loud?
3. Compare/contrast the two rooms in the PAT. Why do you think they are so drastically different?
4. 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?
5. What seems to be the catalyst for Curt's break in sanity?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. The narrator seems to follow a theme throughout the story. What is the main theme the narrator displays?
9. Homer compares Mrs. Todd to several goddesses. What is the purpose of this comparison?
10. In "The Mist," what do you think is the underlying message the story conveys to the reader? Cite examples from the story.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Personification is the use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas. King uses this in several of his stories. What are some examples and how do they fall under the heading of "personification"? How does personification add to a story?
Essay Topic 2
Using "Skeleton Crew" as your example, describe how Stephen King's writing style brought new fans to the horror genre. What does he use that most other horror writers don't? How does his incorporation of humor add to his stories? What do you think he does differently than other writers? What seems to be "textbook" about his approach to writing?
Essay Topic 3
Character development can be difficult in a short story with less opportunity available for detail. What are some examples of well-developed characters within these stories? How does King manage to develop them so thoroughly? Do you think other characters in these stories were less developed? Do you think this detracts from the story?
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