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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. How far does Malorie drive to the bar?

2. How does Gary discover Frank's writings?

3. What do Tom and Don drink together?

4. What does Malorie think is happening at the beginning of Chapter 36?

5. What does Gary believe about the creatures?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Tom give Malorie concerning Cheryl's car?

2. What are some of the items printed on the receipt found by Tom in a vacant house?

3. How do the housemates determine whether to let the new entrant inside the house in Chapter 27?

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

5. What chore does Cheryl like to do?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Malorie consider blinding her children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the concept of salvation within the novel. How does the author depict the represent the idea of salvation? What do the characters interpret the concept of salvation? Write an essay discussing how salvation is represented as one of the novel's themes.

Essay Topic 2

Dangerous circumstances can strain our interpersonal relationships and reveal tensions among friends and family. Write an essay exploring the relationship between any two characters, and how that relationship changes or is tested by circumstances in the novel's plot.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining a mother from Malorie's perspective. What does it mean to be a good mother, and does Malorie think that she is a good mother?

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