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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 part of the attraction that Douglas has for the wax tarot reader?

2. Which of the following characters does Great-grandma summon first?

3. Where do Lavinia and Francine find the Lonely One's last victim?

4. What will be inside the envelope Bill will receive from Helen?

5. What do Tom, Grandfather and Douglas do which indicates the end of summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Great-grandma tell Douglas that she will always be with him, even for a thousand years?

2. What powerful realization does Douglas come to during this section of the novel?

3. How do Clara and Elmira reconcile their differences and eventually become friendly?

4. How does Tom keep an eye on Mr. Black so that Douglas and Tom can rescue Mme. Tarot?

5. How does Lavina feel on her lonely walk home after finding the dead body and going to the movies with her friend?

6. What other relationships does Bill and Helen's relationship parallel?

7. Why doesn't Douglas finish his entry about what he must do some day in his tablet?

8. Why is Sam not surprised to return home from his job as the postman to find his wife, Elmira, hurt?

9. Describe the scene where Elmira confronts Clara and how Clara reacts.

10. What are the different views on Helen's death and how it relates to happy endings by Douglas and Tom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many things change in this novel. Provide details describing how both the adults and children handle change in the novel. Use specific details from the novel to support your description.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe Douglas is the only child disturbed by the events of the Lonely One's last murder? What do you think the purpose of including such a character in the novel was? Do you believe the character was developed enough, too much or not enough? Support your answer with information from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel adults and children are often compared. Does the novel lead the reader to believe that they are more similar or more different? What events from the novel support your conclusions?

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