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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 does Mr. Jonas do business?
2. What is the second card for Tom that the wax tarot witch delivers?
3. How does the empty mason jar make Douglas feel?
4. Which of the following is one of Elmira's major faults?
5. What tool did Lavinia Nebbs use to kill the Lonely One?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Douglas want to rescue Mme. Tarot from Mr. Black?
2. Why does Douglas believe that he must work with Tom to rescue the real Mme. Tarot?
3. What other relationships does Bill and Helen's relationship parallel?
4. Why does Colonel Freeleigh call Mexico City twice before he dies?
5. What powerful realization does Douglas come to during this section of the novel?
6. How does Tom keep an eye on Mr. Black so that Douglas and Tom can rescue Mme. Tarot?
7. How did Douglas finish his tablet entry and when did he make the decision to finish the entry in this manner?
8. How does Douglas come to recover from the fever?
9. How did Bill end up falling in love with Helen even though there was a significant difference in their ages?
10. How does Douglas decide is the best way to pay back Mr. Jonas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe in detail the changes Douglas undergoes throughout the novel. Use specific details from the novel to support your description. Do you believe the changes were for the positive? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
How are the themes of fear and death developed throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the text to support your statements. Do you believe the author does a good job at developing these themes? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Children in the novel often live in the present, not the past or future. In what way do some of the adults in this novel live the same way? Think of an adult that you know that lives this same way. Do you think it is a good way to live? Use their experiences to support your judgment.
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