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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 can Jim do better than Eddie?

2. Why is Bernice concerned about Holly?

3. Which monument is Eddie climbing?

4. Why is Holly surprised by the naming of Dojo?

5. How old is Jim in his windmill dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jim find out his destination?

2. Why is Jim there?

3. What does Holly learn from Viola Moreno?

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

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

6. Why does Jim suddenly head to the airport?

7. How does Holly track Jim down?

8. What is the significance of the beer?

9. How does Holly manage to get on Jim's flight?

10. What did Jim do after teaching?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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