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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. What does the reporter say is the only things Johnny wants?

2. What does Greg Stillson sell?

3. What does Walter study at university?

4. What does Dave offer Johnny in this section?

5. Where are Sarah and Johnny celebrating Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Johnny need surgery at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. How does Johnny prove that Dodd was the killer?

3. Why does Dr. Weizak decide against visiting his mother?

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

5. How does the sheriff want Johnny to help him?

6. Why does Vera decide to stop her medication?

7. How does Stillson kill the farm's dog?

8. What does Johnny visualize at the murder scene?

9. Why does Johnny refuse the journalistic position at Inside View?

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

What are the main turning points of the book? How does King develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 2

What does Stephen King say about making the most of your abilities? Do the students agree with his argument? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

Essay Topic 3

In 1983, THE DEAD ZONE was released as a film starring Christopher Walken and Tom Skerritt. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book are still relevant years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new media? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

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