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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 does the narrator see with joy and then fear in Chapter 36?
(a) A shadow.
(b) Cody.
(c) A full moon.
(d) A bat.

2. What does the proprietor of the playhouse say that Jack can't play with in Chapter 25?
(a) The children.
(b) The piano.
(c) The curtain.
(d) The horse.

3. Who does the narrator suggest drive him and Billie to the cabin in Chapter 31?
(a) Blake Waters.
(b) Ben Fagan.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Dave Wain.

4. Who does the narrator compare the image of Cody in the doorway to in Chapter 23?
(a) St. Christopher.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) St. Michael.

5. What of Billie's has died in Chapter 31?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator exclaim that Billie looks like in Chapter 26?

2. What does Romana keep giving to the narrator in Chapter 36?

3. Who does the narrator note thumping his foot in the night in Chapter 37?

4. What does Elliot do constantly throughout the book?

5. Who is Dave Wain's girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who visits Jack in Chapter 30? What do they do together?

2. Where does the group stop on their way to the cabin in Chapter 33? Why?

3. Where does Perry take Jack in Chapter 28? What is his experience there?

4. What is Jack's state of mind in the end of Chapter 22?

5. What does Jack compare the visions he sees in Chapter 37 to?

6. What events trigger Jack's agitation in Chapter 21?

7. What leads Jack to go for Cody's suggestion in Chapter 24?

8. What is the initial meeting of Jack and Billie like in Chapter 26?

9. What do Jack and Billie talk about in Chapter 34? What realization does he have in this chapter?

10. What does Jack write of his wishes for Cody to be a writer in Chapter 25?

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