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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. Why is Jim chosen by The Friend?

2. How does The Friend in the book communicate with Jim Jamison?

3. What does Jim think madness is?

4. What birds fly over the cemetery?

5. Who is the first person Holly tells about her love for Jim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at Tivoli Gardens?

2. What does the trip to the pharmacy reveal?

3. What is interesting about The Black Windmill?

4. Why does the entity suddenly have to leave?

5. What happens to Holly at Dixie Duck's?

6. Why do Holly and Jim not stay in the house?

7. How does Jim react when Holly shows him the answer tablet?

8. When did Jim's grandfather Henry pass away?

9. How significant is Holly's conversation with Eloise Glynn?

10. How do the birds vanish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the narrative's setting. What is the impact of it being set in the world of today? Why does the author choose the modern world as a setting? What might have been different in the book if it had been written in the past, future, or a fantasy setting?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the differences between Jim and Holly. How different are their lives and what choices may have affected this? What are their strengths and weaknesses as individuals? In what way is this relationship used to develop the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 3

How do the talents of Jim and Holly differ? How is this difference used to develop the book's themes and evolution of each character?

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