Total Points = 100

General Directions:

Final drafts of exams will be submitted via email as an attachment.  Before beginning this process, make sure:

• Your paper is in the correct format.
• Your paper has been correctly named (YournameFinal). THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.  If everyone names their file "Final," I end up with a huge mess to sort out in the folder.  This would make me cranky.  You don't want me cranky when I'm grading your finals.  I will deduct five points from any final not named according to directions!

Style Requirements:

• Unlike your papers, the exam should be single spaced with an extra space between questions.
• Please use a standard font like Arial or Times New Roman.
• Be sure to copy and paste the actual question into your exam.

Directions: In a paragraph or two(150-250 words) for each question, answer five of the following questions.  Each question is worth 20 points.  Use specific points from the text to support your arguments.  Please note that as you will have your books available, I expect a fair degree of accuracy in matters like names (and spellings of names) and details.

1. Choose one scene set after Elaine's childhood, and discuss how the echoes of her childhood inform her actions and reactions in that scene.
2. Consider the symbolic value in Cat's Eye of one of the following:
   1. The names of the four girls (Elaine, Carol, Grace, and Cordelia).  How do their names correspond to their characters?
   2. The frequent mentions of clothing, both Elaine's and others'.
3. Elaine's artwork plays a major role in the novel, both literally and symbolically.  Choose one specific painting and discuss how it relates to Elaine's life, and what it says about her character.  Consider also its symbolic value within the novel.
4. Both of the novels use a non-linear narrative structure, frequently revealing information about events that have not yet occurred in the main storyline.  Using at least one specific example from each novel, discuss how the structure informs the reading experience.
5. One of the major themes of Carrie is female sexuality.  Choose two specific depictions of female sexuality (either explicit or implicit) and discuss how they are similar and different from one another, and how those similarities and differences inform that theme.
6. Although Carrie was written in the 1970's, some of the discussions of what to do about possible future incidents of TK have resonance today, in everything from how we first reacted to AIDS to how we are now reacting to terrorism.  What are the ethical questions raised by the depiction of TK in the book, and what real-world parallels might exist?
7. A major theme of any horror story is going to be fear, and generally real-world fears are depicted metaphorically through "monster fears" like ghosts or vampires or TK.  What are some of the real-world fears Carrie addresses, either directly or symbolically, and how does it address them?

Extra Credit: Up to 5 points
As you may have guessed, our discussion groups are named after towns from Stephen King novels.  Identify the book in which each city appears.  You are, of course, free to do web searches. You will receive one extra credit point for each group name identified.  

Example (using one that wasn't on our list):
Mejis: Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass