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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flash memory does Helen have as she sees a girl hiding a book?
(a) She is taking a small blue book out of brown paper.
(b) She is holding a child.
(c) She is eating an apple.
(d) She is writing.

2. Who does Helen see on the street corner as she feels herself pulled back to the grave?
(a) Mr. Brown.
(b) James.
(c) Billy.
(d) The poet.

3. How long have the brothers been doing their ritual?
(a) 1 year.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four years.

4. What does Mr. Brown tell James?
(a) His writing is good.
(b) He has a nice house.
(c) He is on academic probation.
(d) He needs to pay attention better in class.

5. How is the host she finds in the hospital different from her other hosts?
(a) He sees her.
(b) He has no will to live.
(c) He isn't connected to literature.
(d) He is a playwright who parties all night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does James think Helen can touch him when she can't touch other humans?

2. How do the people around the girl respond?

3. Where does Mitch take James for their monthly ritual?

4. What happens to James' memories when he takes over Billy's body?

5. What does the boy do when the ghost moves to the back of the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the boy and how did he get in the body?

2. How does Helen help James when he finds the envelope in the car?

3. Compare and contrast James and Helen's memories.

4. Where is Helen when she gets her first flash memory and what does she see?

5. What happens when Helen finally moves into the girl?

6. How does the ghost feel about her life before she died?

7. How does James respond when Helen asks if there are others like her?

8. How are movies different from when Helen lived, and what does she think about them?

9. Why is using James as a host so unique for Helen, and how does she respond to his asking her to haunt him?

10. Helen inadvertently kisses James. How do they both react?

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