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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 Randall Flagg summon?

2. Why does Nadine Cross call the boy Joe?

3. How was The Kid finally disposed of?

4. Which men does Flagg place at several outposts surrounding Las Vegas to intercept and kill Free Zone spy Judge Farris?

5. Stu, Glen, Larry, Ralph, and Kojak come across a man called what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Randall Flagg at the end of the novel?

2. Why is the Dark Man so afraid of Mother Abigail?

3. What does Randall Flagg order Lloyd to do?

4. What does the group take to stop their dreams about the Dark Man?

5. What does Glen mean when he called Flagg "the last magician of rational thought"?

6. Do Larry and Ray survive the nuke?

7. What happens to Harold and Nadine when they are riding west on their motorcycles?

8. What does it mean that Stu Redman is not sick like his friends in Arnette?

9. Why is Nadine Cross concerned about Harold Lauder?

10. Does Randall Flagg have memory issues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Babies are a valuable commodity in the post-plague world. Who wants them most, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Larry Underwood's character development over the course of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.

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