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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. Who leads the drunken cowboy away from Maren?

2. Why does Barry's ex-girlfriend come knocking at the door?

3. In Maren's dream, who does she know painted the words on the walls?

4. What does Lee say that Maren likes just as much as he does?

5. What does Maren do in the kitchen the morning after her mom leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Maren think that Janelle (Maren's mom) wants Maren to go after she finds the envelope from her mom?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Maren remember talking to her school mate Stuart about when she was in sixth grade?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Luke show Maren that makes her think, later, about things that are not meant to be eaten?

4. Who is the first person that Maren eats?

5. Where do Lee and Maren go directly after taking the drunken cowboy's truck?

6. What happens to Maren on the bus ride home to Mrs. Harmon's house?

7. In Chapter 1, what is the thing that finally makes Maren's mom "see" that Maren ate someone?

8. In Chapter 1, standing outside the makeshift tent with Luke, what does Maren remember that she felt for the first time?

9. Why do Lee and Maren have to make a quick getaway from Barry Cook's house in the morning?

10. What happens with Maren and Jamie at Janelle's boss' Christmas party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think the story would be different if Maren was still a cannibal, but not a supernatural one? If she still had an uncontrollable desire to eat someone but then had to kill that person, cook them, and eat their body over the course of a few days, how would that change the tone of the story? Do you think that would make her more or less likable as a character? Why or why not? Why do you think DeAngelis chose to make the "eaters" supernatural in their ability to eat someone raw, completely, and in one sitting?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lee let Maren eat him? What are the circumstances surrounding that moment? What are the differences in regard to honesty and intention between Lee and the other boys Maren has eaten? How does this difference affect how Maren feels afterward? How is Maren changed after eating Lee?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Harmon and Sully are both people that Maren looks up to. How do Mrs. Harmon and Sully contrast each other? Mrs. Harmon does not know that Maren is an "eater." How does that enable Mrs. Harmon to see a deeper truth about Maren? Sully knows that Maren is an "eater" and accepts her for it, how does that affect Maren?

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