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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. What does Kaiser Bill answer when Danny asks why the Bikers are helping?

2. What does Rebecca write down that Burny says to her in the hallway?

3. What allows Henry Leyden to dress without mismatching?

4. What does Speedy tell Jack about Tyler in the waking dream that Jack has in Chapter nine?

5. Who answers Jack's cell phone in Chapter ten when Dale calls it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wendell want to get from Irma's crime scene as he heads out to Ed's Eats and Dawgs?

2. Describe the scene in Chapter four where Jack and Dale are putting up paintings.

3. Explain the importance of the letters that Dale is looking at in Chapter three.

4. In Chapter fourteen, what does Fred tell Jack he should know about Judy before they go to see her at the institution?

5. What does Beezer do when he gets the phone call that Irma's body has been found?

6. In Chapter four, what does Henry tell Jack has been happening to him lately while Jack is driving Henry home?

7. What does Wendell see when he gets to the crime scene in Chapter twelve?

8. Explain what is known about Henry Leyden that is shown in chapter three.

9. What is shown to the reader in Chapter two at Ed's Eats and Dawgs?

10. What does Judy tell Jack about Faraway in Chapter fourteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Do you feel that Jack was lying when he would keep partial truths from people, such as telling Dr. Spiegleman that what he was doing was somewhat like profiling? Why or why not?

2) Would you consider Jack a true hero or a flawed hero? Why?

3) Would you rather read about a hero that is flawed or one that fights the profile of a knight in shining armor? Why?

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you think that Gorg was actually a crow or that he was being controlled by a creature on the other side like Burny and Mr. Munshun? Explain.

2) If Gorg had been a creature on the other side, given that Mr. Munshun was a servant for the Crimson King, what do you think Gorg's role would have been? Lesesr or greater than Munshun's? Why?

3) Do you think it would have been possible for Speedy or one of the other characters to exert control over someone like Munshun did with Burny? If so why did he not do this?

Essay Topic 3

1) What was Tansy Freneau's role in the story?

2) Why is Tansy not visited again after the destruction of Black House?

3) Do you feel that there is any chance that Tansy was restored to her original state of mind? Why or why not?

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