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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 does Odd say that the dead don't talk?

2. What does Odd say he will NEVER contemplate a career in?

3. What does Porter tell Odd he is to say if someone asks why Odd chased Harlo?

4. What does Stormy accuse Odd of having?

5. What does Odd describe the way that Stormy views this life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Odd find in Robertson's study in Chapter 13?

2. Describe the confrontation between Odd and Harlo in Chapter 1.

3. Describe the scene in chapter fifteen when Odd goes to find Ozzie's cow has been blown up.

4. What does Stormy and Odd discuss in Chapter 21 about marriage?

5. What happens after Odd reenters the Fungus Man's house in Chapter 11?

6. What does the chief tell Odd when he calls Odd in Chapter 21 after the police have went to the church?

7. Describe what Odd feels when he watches the Fugus Man at Stormy's ice cream shop?

8. What condition is Fungus Man's house in when Odd enters it in Chapter 9?

9. What does Odd tell the chief of police when asked about being a fry cook forever?

10. In Chapter 5 what comparison does Odd make between a short order cook and a symphony conductor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Odd has dreams when he sleeps.

Part 1) Speculate on how it would effect a person to dream of people dying when you were a child.

Part 2) Does it seem more likely that Odd inherited this gift/curse, like his supposed aunt Cymry, or that it was a result of the trauma experienced at the hands of his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Speculate on the significance of the gypsy doll that gave Odd and Stormy their fortune.

Part 2) Why was this spoken of so often?

Part 3) How does the reader's perception of the fortune change after the death of Stormy?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Is it believable that the conspirators in the story were devil worshipers?

Part 2) Does the description given coincide with the preconceived notion you already have about the behavior of what Satanic servants would be? Explain in what ways the author used any unique ideas in this description.

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