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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. How did Jim's parents die?

2. How old is Jim in his windmill dream?

3. Why does Holly stay in Laguna Hills?

4. What reason does Holly give for her gluttony in the bakery?

5. How often does Jim usually have his windmill dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the beer?

2. What happens on the plane?

3. Why does Jim suddenly head to the airport?

4. Do Jim's predictions come true?

5. What does the attack motivate Holly to do?

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

7. How does Jim find out his destination?

8. What is Jim doing in the Mojave Desert?

9. How does he manage to escape?

10. What does Jim decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does Koontz use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story? Do you think the author's style suits the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose two of the following characters and discuss how the narrative would be affected if they were left out.

1. Henry Ironheart.

2. Corbett Handahl.

3. Eloise Glynn.

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