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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 does Corbett think causes the strong vibrations?

2. Why was Emily Newsome saved?

3. What realization drives Holly to flee the farm?

4. What does Henry hold against his chest?

5. Why is Jim chosen by The Friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the trip to the pharmacy reveal?

2. What does Holly find on the tablets?

3. What happens at Tivoli Gardens?

4. What power does the alien have over Jim?

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

6. What does Jim know about the pond?

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

8. What is the significance of Holly's trip to the house?

9. How do Holly and Jim communicate with the entity?

10. Why does Jim want to stop for supplies?

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

Do you think Jim is truly disturbed, and why? How does this impact on his relationships with the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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