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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 Nona offer Alex if he'll just leave her alone?

2. A banner for what sports team hangs over Woody's bed in the Swopes' house?

3. Who does Raoul barge in on to demand the arrest of the Touch for the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Swope?

4. How much money does Alex ask Matthias to pay him?

5. What movie star does Milo compare Raoul to when he goes to La Vista to demand the arrest of the Touch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the name of the sect "The Touch" refer to?

2. Why does Alex say he "craved the balm of denial" as he is leaving the Touch's Retreat?

3. What prompts Raoul to go to La Vista, which lands him in jail?

4. How does Alex gain access to the trailer where Nona and Woody are staying?

5. Why is Alex particularly concerned about Ricky Moody following the death of Richard Moody?

6. Why does Doug feel he, Nona, and Woody are a family?

7. What reason does Raoul give Alex for choosing oncology as his specialty?

8. Why does Alex decide to follow the car he encounters as he leaves the Retreat?

9. Why does the optimism in Garland Swope's ledgers end in Volume X?

10. What is significant about the route Ezra and Alex take to Ezra's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What outward appearance does the Touch portray to the public? What is the reality of the situation? What really happens at the Retreat?

Essay Topic 2

How are Alex and Noble Mathias alike? What in their past is alike? How does each man react to their traumatic past? What leads Alex down a different path than Noble?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nona choose to exert her parental rights over Woody at the time of his illness? What does this reveal about her? What is her relationship with Woody like at the end of the novel?

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