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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 Torey decide at the end of this chapter?

2. What news do Ali and Torey learn from Torey's mother?

3. What does Torey see when he is lying there with his leg broken?

4. Why does Torey scream?

5. Who do Torey and Ali sit with at lunch?

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. What does Leandra accuse Ali of being and how does she react?

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

4. What do Torey and Ali tell Mrs. Creed about Christopher?

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

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

7. What do Torey, Ali and Bo decide to do about Isabella once they found her name?

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

9. What do Ali and Torey discover about Chris and another town?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suddenly, air rushes into the cave, and a strange thing begins to happen. It is as if the flesh is peeling off of the body. A smell fills the clearing, like a barbecue, and a loud crackling sound like a barbecue fills Torey's ears. The body seems to be on fire. Torey begins to scream, watching the invisible flames eat away the flesh on the body's arms, legs and hands.

1. Why do you think Torey saw this vision?

2. What do you think the author is attempting to say with this vision?

3. Do you think Torey is psychic and truly saw hell? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discovering that Bo managed to get Chris's diary is a plus in this investigation and foreshadows the chapters beyond.

1. Explain why you think Chris's diary might be important in the investigation into his disappearance.

2. Do you think it was wrong for Bo to get into the Creed's house and take Chris's diary? Explain in depth your answer.

3. Do you think it is wise or unwise of Torey, Ali and Bo to do their own investigating without letting the police know? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Torey listens to the Creeds ask for help finding their son, describing him as a normal, distracted teenager. This scene introduces a new element into Torey's world, a sort of unease that has never before existed for him. Torey takes it as any teenager would, with cynicism toward the parents' ignorance of their son.

1. Why do you think Torey was uneasy about the Creeds' description of their son?

2. Explain why you think many teenagers are cynical about their parents' ignorance.

3. The ideas in the sentences above seem to indicate that it is improbable that parents know much about their teenagers. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?

4. Write a short essay on the types of thoughts, behaviors and feelings you believe teenagers hide from their parents.

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