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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 Malorie think is happening at the beginning of Chapter 36?

2. What does Tom bring back from the toy aisle?

3. What does Gary believe about the creatures?

4. Why does Don not want to call phone numbers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the new entrant in Chapter 27 say happened as his previous house?

2. What type of dogs do Jules and Tom find?

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

4. What does Tom bring home in a box?

5. What object belonging to one of the housemates does Malorie steal?

6. What does Malorie do when the Girl refuses to eat?

7. Where does Don spend most of his time after Gary leaves the house?

8. What special type of food does Tom bring back in Chapter 37?

9. What does the new entrant bring with him to the new house?

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

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

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