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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. Where is Rodion's wife?

2. What does Brother Knuckles do about the uberskeleton?

3. How does Rodion interpret the phrase light from light?

4. What kind of experience is Odd looking for in a child?

5. How do Odd and Rodion leave the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elvis do in the SUV and what does Odd tell him?

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

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

5. How does Brother Timothy appear to Odd?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Odd decide to leave, who picks him up and what actually happens instead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Jacob is plagued by a recurring nightmare in which a black hooded figure approaches him. Jacob often wakes from this dream in the grip of a panic. It seems Jacob is uninterested in learning the truth about the dream, perhaps afraid of finding out something he does not want to know, such as that it is his father who wants him dead.

1. Why do you think Jacob doesn't want to find out the cause of his nightmares? Use examples from the text and your own thoughts to support your answer.

2. Do you think nightmares always have a cause? Why or why not?

3. Describe a recurring nightmare you or someone you know has had. Compare it to Jacob's. How do you or the person having the nightmare deal with it?

Essay Topic 3

BROTHER ODD is one book in a series of novels involving Odd Thomas and the other characters. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a stand alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

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