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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 Odd hear when he reaches the end of the tunnel?

2. What does Rodion do about Death?

3. What kind of car is Ozzie driving?

4. From where does Death suddenly comes towards Odd?

5. What did Jacob give Sister Angela to put on her wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John tell Odd and Rodion about his work when they first begin to talk?

2. What does Rodion translate the first door as and what is Odd's opinion of that translation? What is Rodion's opinion of it?

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

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

5. What does Odd tell Rodion when he reaches him and what does Rodion tell Odd?

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

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

8. What does Brother Knuckle do about the ice creature?

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

10. What happened to Flossie that has made her emotionally ill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many events that happen in BROTHER ODD are foreshadowed by previous events and/or signs. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "foreshadow."

2. Why would an author use foreshadowing? Do you think it adds or detracts from your experience as a reader? Explain.

3. Trace and analyze five instances of foreshadowing in BROTHER ODD. Match up what is mentioned earlier and what it foreshadows. Did you guess that each instance of foreshadowing was a "heads up" of something to come? Why or why not?

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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