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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. Where does Frank decide to go after he wakes up finding the black sand in his hand?

2. How does Bobby know Julie?

3. Where is Frank Pollard when he wakes up?

4. How long does Frank stay in the truck?

5. How does Candy feel about his brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas find strange about his connection to Bobby and Julie and his ability to convey his thoughts and feelings?

2. What does Julie see when she drives toward Bobby and what does she do?

3. What does Thomas do after he is knocked down to the floor?

4. What does Frank see as he looks out the window of the abandoned apartment complex he has chosen as his hiding place?

5. What does Candy do with a woman that is the same as what he used to do with his own mother?

6. What happens when Frank opens up the door to the abandoned car he finds and what does this cause to happen?

7. What does Bobby do when he hears gunfire and what happens when it stops?

8. How does Frank try to rationalize his inability to sleep and then what does he eventually admit is the true reason for this inability?

9. What do Bobby and Julie find out that Rasmussen is up to in Decodyne?

10. What does Frank find when he wakes up in the car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What part do animals play in this novel? How does the author justify the use of the animals throughout the novel? Do you think this is an appropriate justification? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Did Doc Fogarty behave appropriately? Why? What would you have done if you were the doctor?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Frank feel that he had no value or purpose in life? Do you agree with his beliefs? In the end, was Frank correct or incorrect? Why do you think this way?

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