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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim believe will happen if he discovers he has a mental condition?
(a) The Friend will fly back to outer space.
(b) The Enemy will kill everyone.
(c) He will explode.
(d) Holly will leave him.

2. What does Holly believe is the source of The Enemy's power?
(a) Jim's loneliness.
(b) Grief over the death of his student.
(c) Rage over the death of Jim's parents.
(d) Bitterness over the death of Jim's grandparents.

3. What does Corbett think causes the strong vibrations?
(a) A dust storm.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A tornado.
(d) The coming of The Enemy.

4. How is Holly keeping Jim from falling apart?
(a) Small expressions of love.
(b) Frequently yelling at him.
(c) Soft kicks to his shins.
(d) Relaxing car rides around town.

5. How does The Friend in the book communicate with Jim Jamison?
(a) It vocalizes its thoughts in a human voice.
(b) Through the use of tapping sounds in Morse code.
(c) Via two yellow lined tablets.
(d) It writes words inside his mind.

6. Why is Jim chosen by The Friend?
(a) He does not ask questions.
(b) He has no physical disabilities.
(c) For Jim's own good.
(d) He has a good heart.

7. What does Holly use to convince Jim of her hypothesis?
(a) A strong slap to the face.
(b) An abundance of kisses.
(c) A gun.
(d) The answer tablet.

8. How does The Friend manage to unsettle Jim?
(a) By telling them not to dream.
(b) It appears to them in human form.
(c) It speaks to them.
(d) By warning them not to leave.

9. What does Henry hold against his chest?
(a) His left arm.
(b) A picture of Lena.
(c) His right arm.
(d) A picture of Jim.

10. How long ago did Lena actually die?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Nineteen years.
(d) Twenty four years.

11. What town is closest to the Ironheart Farm?
(a) Solvang.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) Los Olivos.
(d) New Svenborg.

12. Why is The Enemy now able to come while Jim is awake?
(a) It is no longer afraid of the dark.
(b) It has defeated The Friend.
(c) His subconscious is getting desperate.
(d) Jim has not had enough sleep.

13. Why is Holly now exhilarated?
(a) She knows she is going to die.
(b) She knows what she has to do to win.
(c) She realizes her commitment to Jim.
(d) She is not scared of anything anymore.

14. How high is the Ironheart windmill?
(a) Forty stories.
(b) Twenty stories.
(c) Two stories.
(d) Four stories.

15. How does Holly stop The Enemy from swallowing them up in Tivoli Garden?
(a) By ramming her heel down his shin.
(b) She throws cold water over him.
(c) By screaming loudly into his ear.
(d) She slaps Jim in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Holly leave him alone?

2. What does Holly uncover while speaking to Corbett?

3. Why is Jim so tired?

4. Who is the familiar voice of The Friend?

5. Who will grow up to be a priest?

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