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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 parent's actually die?

2. What realization drives Holly to flee the farm?

3. Why was Emily Newsome saved?

4. How does the Ford perform with Jim at the wheel?

5. What does Holly discover about the librarian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What finally arouses Jim's suspicion?

2. How do the birds vanish?

3. What happens to Holly at Dixie Duck's?

4. When does the tide change again?

5. How significant is Holly's conversation with Eloise Glynn?

6. Why does Holly pretend to be unmoved by The Enemy's threats?

7. What does Jim know about the pond?

8. How does Holly make Henry cry?

9. Why will The Friend not let go of Jim?

10. What does Henry reveal about Jim's past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use different characters to drive the narrative? Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the narrative's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Koontz depict humans with psychic power in the book? How does today's society currently perceive psychic ability? Do you think that Koontz's depiction of psychic ability is believable?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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