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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 comes out of the storm when they are almost back to the school?

2. What does Rodion do about Death?

3. Who comes into Jacob's room when Odd is looking at his sketch pad?

4. What does Rodion confess to being?

5. What are the casements in Jacob's room like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sister Angela tell Odd when he asks about Justine and what does Odd think about the information?

2. What was Brother John's response to his fiance pregnancy and the birth of his son?

3. Why does Odd ask Ozzie to pull the car over on the highway?

4. What does Rodion do when a large ice creature appears and what does the creature do?

5. How does Odd figure out what's happening with Timothy as he watches the dead monk?

6. What does Odd do when he and Rodion reaches the Abbey?

7. How do Odd and Rodion hope to get to John's Mew and what happens when they try?

8. What happens when Brother Maxwell is fighting the ice creatures?

9. What favor does Odd ask of Ozzie?

10. What does Rodion tell John he sees as John's problem with his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though this novel is probably more action driven rather than character driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Odd and Brother John. Include their goals, sense of honor, abilities, and social skills.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Rodion and Odd.

3. Thoroughly analyze the character of Odd Thomas discussing both his strong and weak points and how both affect the outcome of the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Some aspects of the metaphysical is in every Odd Thomas books. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term "metaphysical."

2. Discuss what elements of the metaphysical appear in the Odd Thomas books, e. g.: What elements of Odd Thomas seem outside the five senses? Give examples. What things that happen cannot be proved by normal scientific methods?

3. What challenges are there in reading a novel that is based in metaphysics?

Essay Topic 3

Brother Odd, like many, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why? not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of BROTHER ODD and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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