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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. How is number 38 Gribble described in Chapter 3?
2. What lunch did Garraty's mom used to make for him and his father when they went hunting?
3. Who says that Porterville is the only town where there are more graveyards than people?
4. How much is bet on the Long Walk each year?
5. Who says, "Just go on dancing with me like this forever"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Garraty to almost lose it in Chapter 8, and how does McVries help him?
2. What begins with Davidson's story about the hoochie-kooch tent?
3. Who is number 45, and what happens to him?
4. Garraty wants to know why there aren't more people watching the Long Walk in Chapter 8. Who explains why and what is the explanation?
5. What food does Garraty wish for in Chapter 7?
6. Describe the boy in the pine tree in Chapter 1.
7. What happened to Baker's brother?
8. What happens with Hint 10 in Chapter 3?
9. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.
10. Garraty feels a superior gratification in Chapter 6. Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Garraty is drawn to Stebbins, whom he believes is a "Buddha" with the answers. In Chapter 10, Stebbins tells Garraty to talk to Olson. Garraty asks Stebbins, "Is it a very important lesson, would you say?" Garraty then goes to Olson to learn the secret. Discuss what lessons and secrets that Garraty hopes to learn and how this scene foreshadows Olson's death.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 16, Abraham extracts a promise from Garraty that there's "no help for anybody. Do it on your own or don't do it." Why do the boys make this promise at this time? What does "root hog or die" refer to?
Essay Topic 3
Stephen King writes in the Introduction about the necessity of "killing" Richard Bachman. Explain why you think he must do this. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasons.
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