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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 Sexton do at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Why does the Eremite strike a man?

3. Why is Hettie unable to find what she is looking for on her own?

4. What does the Eremite say the Ankh is worth?

5. What is Xerxes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sexton and Didi play with a rebounding clown toy?

2. What does Sexton say to the girl with the gloves when he first meets her?

3. Why does Sexton tell Didi he agrees to stay with her?

4. What does Sexton say to the record producer?

5. What does the girl with the gloves say to Sexton in the club about her 'friend'?

6. What does the girl with the gloves say her 'friend' felt when she woke up?

7. How does Didi fight against Sexton's reasoning that she is not Death?

8. What does Sexton's father do for a living?

9. How does Sexton try to prove that Didi is not Death?

10. What does the Eremite do to help Theo know who Didi is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexton endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons did he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

What was Theo to be paid for his part in capturing Didi, and why was this seen as so valuable?

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