The Mist

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How does Mrs. Carmody finally convince her followers to sacrifice Billy?

A) She hypnotizes them.

B) She persuades them that David and Billy are outsiders who caused the mist.

C) She convinces them sacrifice will protect them from the mist.

D) She proves to them she is a prophet.

2. Why didn’t the two soldiers stay and help fight the monsters in the mist?

A) They had orders to kill themselves rather than be captured and questioned.

B) They were afraid of being blamed for the disaster.

C) They were overcome with guilt for their role in the disaster.

D) They knew what was really happening and that there was no chance of escaping alive.

3. What would be the best way to describe the moral of the Arrowhead disaster?

A) You can’t fool mother nature.

B) Don’t tamper with things you don’t understand.

C) Human lives are dictated by fate.

D) Man cannot survive disconnection with others.

4. What two symbols illustrate the positive and negative sides of technology?

A) The natural storm over the lake versus the disaster at Arrowhead

B) The generator in the storage room versus Norm going out to clear the exhaust vent

C) The automatic doors at the market versus the monsters outside

D) Electricity from the power lines and the generator versus the disaster at Arrowhead

5. Why do the people trapped in the market turn to Mrs. Carmody for leadership?

A) She has a reputation for understanding the supernatural.

B) She blackmails them by threatening to tell their secrets.

C) She has prophetic visions.

D) She is the most likable and trustworthy person in the group.

6. Why does Norm the bag boy insist on going out to clear the generator exhaust?

A) To impress David and Jim

B) He wants to prove his courage and manhood.

C) To make up for letting the young mother go out into the fog alone

D) He’s ready to sacrifice his life to save the others.

7. What is the most likely explanation David and the others can come up with to explain the fog and the monsters?

A) Aliens have invaded the earth.

B) The storm the night before opened a portal to hell.

C) Project Arrowhead opened a rift between our dimension and someplace else.

D) God is punishing humankind for their sins.

8. In what way does the viewpoint of the other townspeople prompt David to reassess his self-image?

A) They see him as a coward, which makes him question his courage.

B) They see him as an instigator, which makes him question his motivations.

C) They see him as a bigot, which makes him question his friendships.

D) They see him as an outsider, which makes him question his acceptance.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Most of the action of the story takes place inside the market. What does that say about what the author means to be the most important elements of the story?

2. What does the story suggest about the dangers of Religious Fanaticism in times of crisis?