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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 Mike struggle to get into at the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What are ELFFs according to Mike?

3. Which of the following ghosts does Kyra NOT see at Mike's cabin?

4. What name does Elmer Durgin refer to Mattie as?

5. What is hidden inside one of the plastic owls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Mike make regarding Mattie and their relationship and how do his feelings for her ultimately save his life?

2. What are some of the haunting events at Sara Laughs and why won't Mike leave?

3. What question does Kyra ask Mike at the party that is so poignant later on?

4. In what way do Max and Rogette terrorize Mike after his sensory experience regarding the young Negro boy?

5. How does Jo help Mike during his assault by Max and Rogette?

6. What is Mike's reaction to the tape of Rogette's voice that John plays in the car?

7. What senses does Mike experience about a young boy as he walks along the lake?

8. What is the devastating effect of the shooter's gunfire at Mattie's house?

9. What does Durgin try to get Mike to admit in a deposition?

10. Why does Mike categorize Elmer Durgin as an ELFF?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Mattie. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Mike learns from the haunting of Sara Tidwell? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Mike always recall about his haunting experiences with Sara?

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