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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 Burny tell Tyler that he is hearing?

2. What does Jack see Ethan Evans doing as he leaves the hospital in Chapter twenty-two?

3. What does Henry tell Penniman to do with the drink that he is begging Henry to have with him in Chapter twenty-three?

4. What is Jack holding when he walks out to meet Tansy and the mob?

5. What does Jack ask Lester for while at the bar in Chapter twenty-six?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Doc and Beezer explain about Mouse's condition when Jack first arrives in Chapter twenty-three?

2. What does Doc remember about Daisy Temperly?

3. What happens after Doc injects Mouse with Speed?

4. What happens at the press conference in Chapter twenty-nine?

5. Describe the conversation that Jack and Dr. Spiegleman have in Chapter twenty before Jack is left alone with Judy.

6. What does Munshun tell Tyler when he first grabs him in Chapter twenty-nine?

7. Describe the scene in Chapter sixteen when Dale is first bringing Potter into the police station.

8. How does Jack describe Mouse's leg in Chapter twenty-three?

9. What is on the tape that is sent to Judy in Chapter twenty?

10. What does Mouse tell about the Black House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Do you think that Tyler will remember anything about being taken by Burny? Why or why not?

2) Why was it that Jack could not remember the Territories before Speedy sent him all the clues?

3) Why did Sophie's rantings nearly drive Judy insane when they had communicated so often as children?

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) 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?

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