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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. Of whom does Tom think as he first leaves the house in Chapter 23?

2. What do Tom and Jules eat when they spend the night in an empty house on their excursion?

3. What did the grocery store smell like?

4. What does Victor bark at in the house?

5. What is Gary's brother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What body part does Tom believe he has found in a bowl on the table of a vacant house.

2. How do Tom and Jules propose to walk during their next trip outside of the house?

3. How does Malorie tell Olympia that they will deliver their babies?

4. Why does Malorie leave the house to go to the bar?

5. What snacks does Malorie give her children in the rowboat?

6. What do Malorie and her sister look for in the clouds in Malorie's memory?

7. What is written on the sign on the bodies of the parents that Tom and Jules find?

8. What instruments do Tom and Jules use to find their way outside of the house?

9. What do the housemates decide to do with Gary?

10. Why does Tom claim that they need medicine at the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told in the third person, but primarily from Malorie's perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Malorie's point of view. What unique perspective does Malorie have on the circumstances affecting the other characters in the novel? How does viewing the events from Malorie's point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Malorie is a reliable narrator or not. Include evidence from the text to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

Malorie experiences both physical and emotional changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Malorie change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes reflect any major themes of the novel?

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