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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 Henry say is happening that makes him think he is going crazy?

2. What does Jack do with the robin's egg that he finds in the ash tray of his pick up truck in Chapter four?

3. What does Judy write on the note pad in Chapter two?

4. How does Henry say that he is able to find the handle of the truck without grasping to find it?

5. Where is Irma's body located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter seven when Rebecca follows Burny out into the hallway to tell him to go to his room?

2. Describe the conversation that Rebecca, Peter Wexler, and Henry have in chapter seven when Peter says that there was another little boy taken from outside of Maxton's.

3. What is explained about Nailhouse Row when it is first described in Chapter one?

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

5. When they arrive at Ed's Eats and Dawgs, what does Dale tell Jack he should do?

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

7. In Chapter one, what is explained about Chipper's current situations in his life?

8. Describe the scene at Irma Freneau's mother's house in Chapter fifteen?

9. What does T.J. see when he gets to the spot where they left Tyler?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Do you think that Dale truly gives up his position as police chief? Explain.

2) What do you think is the difference between a police man and a coppice man?

3) How would you have described Speedy's involvement in the story? Do you think he is a coppice man like Jack? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare Dale and Beezer. In what ways are these two characters the same? In what ways do they differ?

2) Do you feel that Dale and Beezer will continue to help each other now that Jack is gone? Why or why not?

3) Which of these characters do you feel is stronger or the better leader?

Essay Topic 3

1) What does it say about Jack that he was determined to wait until 12:00 even before they left for the Black House?

2) Was this belief in the importance of high noon any different than the belief that Jack gave Beezer, Doc, and Dale with the honey that the bees had carried? Why or why not?

3) What other moments of belief were seen in the story that were much like these two examples?

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