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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. The private detective learns that Durgin has ________________ children.

2. In the car, John plays a cassette of _______________ voice for Mike to hear.

3. Mike throws away the kitchen clock shaped like a/an __________________.

4. What does Mattie tell Mike when she calls?

5. Mattie tells Mike that she will leave a key for him ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bill tell Mike about why people don't like Mike's being back in the area?

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

4. Why does Mike hear Jo screaming and what does he find in the plastic owls?

5. In what way does Mike offer to help Mattie after she loses her job?

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

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

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

9. What does Mike learn about the deaths of Sara and Kito and why does Jo urge him back to Sara Laughs after he has poured the lye over the bones?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mattie Devore was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you about Mattie's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain King's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Sara Tidwell. 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?

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