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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 is a dork knob?

2. What surprises Holly about Jim's house?

3. What saves Jim from being seriously hurt in the crash?

4. Why does Jim not enter the motor home at first?

5. What does Jim compare Susie's skin to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Holly find out the nightmare is more than just a dream?

3. Why does Jim suddenly head to the airport?

4. What is the significance of the beer?

5. How does Jim find out his destination?

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

7. Why can't Jim find Holly?

8. Why does Holly return to the motel?

9. What did Jim do after teaching?

10. How does Holly track Jim down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the narrative's setting. What is the impact of it being set in the world of today? Why does the author choose the modern world as a setting? What might have been different in the book if it had been written in the past, future, or a fantasy setting?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between Jim and Holly?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare this to how they have changed by the end of the story. What motivates these changes?

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