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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 is the name of the woman in the alley?

2. What surprises Charlie when he sees the group waiting to talk to him as Rose takes him away?

3. Where does Charlie learn more about Yarrow's travel plans?

4. What is Yarrow's first name?

5. What is most disorienting to Charlie when he wakes up in the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What keeps Charlie from praying in his cell?

2. What does Charlie realize when he looks at a newspaper?

3. What wakes Charlie up on the bus?

4. How does Charlie talk to Beth, and what does he say?

5. How does Orton plan to kill Yarrow?

6. Why does Charlie leave the homeless shelter so fast?

7. What does Jane do as Charlie gets ready to leave?

8. What does Charlie realize when he hears Yarrow's name?

9. Who is Angeline?

10. What does Charlie choose to do when he wakes up in the cave, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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