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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 Vassago want from Honell?
2. What did Vassago want to use to dispatch Lindsey?
3. What did Jonas change careers to?
4. What is the author's version of Hell based on?
5. Who did Hatch see when he looked in the mirror?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hatch believe he will be more successful than the police in finding Jeremy and Regina?
2. How does Jeremy get Lindsey's address finally?
3. What does Hatch see and dismiss that he shouldn't have?
4. What does Nyebern find in the freezer when he goes for steaks?
5. What does Hatch fear when he regains control over himself and realizes he has had another blackout?
6. What concerns do Lindsey and Hatch have about Regina at this stage?
7. What does Hatch offer as proof of his theory to Lindsey?
8. Where is Jeremy/Vassago's hideaway, and why is it fitting?
9. What does Hatch realize when he finds out that Cooper is dead and why does that worry him?
10. What are Regina's first impressions when Hatch and Lindsey take her home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Provide an explanation as to why Hatch and Jeremy maintained such a close bond throughout the novel, despite their dislike of each other and their values. Explain what might have been the authors objective in creating this connection.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Dean Koontz's writing style. Are there any similar authors out there, and if so, who? If not, what makes Koontz's writing unique from any other writing style? What makes them similar? What elements to the story are strictly Koontz?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss what elements of fiction are contrived in the serial murders of Vassago/Jeremy. How would anything of this caliber be unlikely to be achievable in the real world?
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