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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 Rodion bring to Odd's room a few days after the event?

2. For what is Timothy's body being used?

3. What happens when Rodion begins to move again?

4. What happens to John's computers?

5. What does Maxwell realize about the ice creature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comes after Odd while he is in John's Mew and what does Rodion do?

2. What worries Odd about John's computers that NSA took and what is Rodion's response?

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

4. What favor does Odd ask of Ozzie?

5. What do the brothers do on the way back to the school and what comes out of the storm?

6. What does the NSA do about Maxwell and Timothy and John?

7. What does Odd do when the creature comes out of Timothy's body? What does the creature do?

8. What does Rodion say about Odd's interaction with Jacob, what does Odd ask Mother Superior and what does he think is the key to the situation?

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

10. What is the answer to the riddle of the three portraits on Mother Superior's wall?

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

At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:

1. Would you consider BROTHER ODD a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.

2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.

3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.

Essay Topic 3

Odd Thomas has secrets, as does Rodion Romanovich. Neither man seems to trust the other.

1. If a person keeps a lot of secrets do you think she or he would have a difficult time trusting others? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and BROTHER ODD to support your answer.

2. When Odd's secrets are revealed to Rodion and Rodion's secrets to Odd, the two men begin to trust each other and almost become friends. Discuss why you think the relationship between these two men was changed with honesty. Use examples from your life and Brother Odd to support your answer.

3. Is honesty all best? Was it reasonable and prudent for Odd and Rodion to conceal abilities or positions from others? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and BROTHER ODD to support your answer.

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