107 pages 3 hours read

Stephen King

Misery

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

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Multiple Choice

1. What is the significance of Annie’s statement that Paul is just like a baby, but good?

A) Given the contrast she makes, it reveals that Annie does not believe babies are good.

B) Given Annie’s checkered past with babies, it indicates what she might do to Paul.

C) It provides some insight into how Annie feels about the babies she killed.

D) It indicates that Annie believes Paul is innocent.

2. What is unusual about Annie’s aversion to profanity?

A) Annie uses profanity herself when it suits her.

B) Paul is her favorite author, so she should like it.

C) Annie habitually does much worse than swearing.

D) Annie has Paul held captive but doesn’t like his behavior.

3. What does the bird Paul sees at the zoo symbolize?

A) Paul’s own confinement in Annie’s house

B) The lack of freedom experienced by Annie’s animals

C) Paul’s dream of seeing Annie jailed for her actions

D) A sense of belonging with Annie

4. What is the most likely reason Annie refers to herself as Paul’s mother?

A) She believes she is like his mother because she is taking good care of him.

B) In her warped sense of reality, Annie has undeniable religious reasons for becoming Paul’s caretaker.

C) She feels providence has put her in a position to morally instruct, feed, medicate, and care for Paul.

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