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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 feeling does Svenborg give Holly?

2. Who wins the game?

3. What sound invades the room while Holly speaks with Henry?

4. What did Jim's mother want to be?

5. What does Jim believe will happen if he discovers he has a mental condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the tide change again?

2. What does Holly realize in the car?

3. What is interesting about The Black Windmill?

4. Why does the entity suddenly have to leave?

5. Why does Jim want to stop for supplies?

6. How do Holly and Jim communicate with the entity?

7. How does Holly make Henry cry?

8. What does Jim know about the pond?

9. What is the significance of Holly's trip to the house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character or entity from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How does Koontz depict multiple personality disorder in the book? How does it differ from clinically diagnosed multiple personality disorder? Do you think that Koontz's version of the the symptoms are believable? In what way has he stretched the truth to suit the story?

Essay Topic 3

If the book were made into a film, how would Koontz's style of narrative be reflected in film? Would the book make a good film?

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