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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. Who does Johnny visualize as a boy?

2. What does Johnny tell the newspaper is the last thing he wants?

3. What do Johhny and Sarah eat at the carnival?

4. Whose voice does Johnny keep hearing in this section?

5. What is Vera taking medication for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnny help Sarah at the end of this section?

2. How has Stillson's life changed in this section?

3. How does Johnny win $500 in this section?

4. What does Dave Jenson offer Johnny in this section?

5. How does the reporter revenge Johnny for throwing him out of his house?

6. How does Sarah's conservatism affect her relationship with Johnny?

7. Why does Vera decide to stop her medication?

8. What decision do Sarah and Johnny make about their relationship in this section?

9. How does Johnny end up in a coma in this section?

10. How does religion help Vera understand her son's accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the students think Greg makes such a successful politician? What does it say about how King views politics that someone Greg could get so far in politics? What does the character of Greg express about American politics in the 70s?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Johnny's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Johnny hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Johnny ideas about life?

3. How has Johnny's character changed by the end of the book?

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