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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 Mrs. Creed reveal about her father?

2. Why does Torey scream?

3. What was the fire that Torey saw in the cave?

4. Who calls Torey while he is in the basement?

5. Why are Ali and her brother going to stay at Torey's house for a while?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ali again bring up as to what happened to Chris and what does Torey say about her idea?

2. Describe the fight Ali, Torey, Renee, Alex and Bo have outside a store.

3. What does Ali tell Torey about some of the kids at school and how did she find out?

4. What does Mrs. Adams say about Bo and why? What does Ali tell her about her fears?

5. What happened during the confrontation between Alex and Torey?

6. What happens when Torey and Ali get on the school bus the morning after being at the police station?

7. Where is Torey after he is rescued from the burial grounds and what is he refusing to do? How are the doctors responding to his refusal?

8. What upsets Mr. Adams about Torey and what does he tell Torey as he takes him home from school?

9. What does Torey see after he broke his leg?

10. What does Mrs. Adams tell Torey about his vision at the rocks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Creed is a woman who does not want to take the blame for anything as horrible as the disappearance of her son. To Mrs. Creed, admitting that her son left her intentionally is symbolic of her own failures as a mother. This is the last thing Mrs. Creed will admit to.

1. Do you think Mrs. Creed is to blame for Chris's disappearance? Why or why not. Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think is Chris ran away it does any good to place the blame on anyone? Why or why not? Use ideas from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain in depth your reactions to a mother who would rather blame someone for murdering her child than listen to what might be the truth.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Creed's choice of suspects, Bo Richardson, is simply a grasping at straws due to the fact that Bo injured her son the year before. The only thing wrong with this is that Bo is not the only person to have seriously hurt Chris, a fact even Torey cannot escape. The fact is that Bo is the only boon to have seriously injured Chris. This touches on another theme of the novel, categorizing people or class distinction.

1. Do you think poor people are more apt to be accused of a crime than wealthy people? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think Mrs. Creed wants to suspect Bo Richardson of killing her son?

3. Do you think poor people are more likely to commit crimes than wealthy people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The reader now learns that Mrs. Creed's behavior toward her son is questionable and that she is not as innocent as she would like people to believe. This signals the shift in Mrs. Creed's character from innocent victim to antagonist.

1. From what has been introduced in Chapters 1 - 4, do you think Mrs. Creed is a good mother? Why or why not?

2. If it turns out that Chris Creed has run away from home, how do you think Mrs. Creed's behavior might have pushed him to that decision?

3. Discuss what you think the above statement means in terms of the first four chapters.

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