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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 Jack do with the robin's egg that he finds in the ash tray of his pick up truck in Chapter four?

2. What does Jack tell Fred that he wants to do?

3. What surprised Richie Bumstead about the Thunder Five?

4. Where is Irma's body located?

5. What is in the box that is delivered to Jack in Chapter nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter one, what is explained about Chipper's current situations in his life?

2. What does Burny do in Chapter fifteen?

3. What does Dale tell Jack in Chapter ten when he calls Jack?

4. What happens outside of Ed's Eats and Dawgs when Henry realizes that someone is taking his picture?

5. What happens to Judy in Chapter five?

6. What does T.J. see when he gets to the spot where they left Tyler?

7. What is explained about Nailhouse Row when it is first described in Chapter one?

8. What does Wendell want to get from Irma's crime scene as he heads out to Ed's Eats and Dawgs?

9. What happens in Chapter seven when Rebecca follows Burny out into the hallway to tell him to go to his room?

10. Describe what happens in Chapter five when Tyler sees the black crow.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What was Tansy Freneau's role in the story?

2) Why is Tansy not visited again after the destruction of Black House?

3) Do you feel that there is any chance that Tansy was restored to her original state of mind? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you feel that Jack was lying when he would keep partial truths from people, such as telling Dr. Spiegleman that what he was doing was somewhat like profiling? Why or why not?

2) Would you consider Jack a true hero or a flawed hero? Why?

3) Would you rather read about a hero that is flawed or one that fights the profile of a knight in shining armor? Why?

Essay Topic 3

1) How would you describe Henry Leyden?

2) What was the purpose of Henry's multiple radio personalities?

3) Why did Henry use those personalities to give Jack the final message before he died?

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