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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. Why has Jim had so few women in his life?

2. Which dispatched criminal is Jim likened to by Sam?

3. What surprises Holly about Jim's house?

4. Which strategy does Jim use in foil the pony-tailed biker?

5. Which desert is Jim driving through?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim decide to do?

2. What is the significance of Jim's appearance in Holly's dream?

3. What is so scary about Holly's nightmare?

4. What happens when Holly and Jim fall asleep together?

5. How do Jim and Holly meet?

6. What happens when the men return to the Roadking?

7. Why can't Jim find Holly?

8. How does he manage to escape?

9. How does Holly track Jim down?

10. What happens once Holly is inside Jim's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship between Jim and Holly?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the The Friend and The Enemy? How does Koontz characterize them? Why are they characterized? What are their motives? Do they differ from the human characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the differences between Jim and Holly. How different are their lives and what choices may have affected this? What are their strengths and weaknesses as individuals? In what way is this relationship used to develop the themes of the book?

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