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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. Where do Zach's maternal grandparents live?

2. What does Tinshoe Jones compare Alice's hair to in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the black cat that Zach's family owns?

4. How long ago does the narrator say Alice first brought her Lady Jaye doll into the game in Chapter 4?

5. How do Poppy and Alice escape from the bus station in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Zach’s action figures in Chapter 2?

2. How does Poppy describe Eleanor Kerchner’s relationship to the Queen?

3. How does Zach respond when Alice suggests they play the game in Chapter 4?

4. How is Tinshoe Jones described? What does Tinshoe tell Alice, Poppy, and Zach?

5. What does Zach discover when he awakens at the campsite in Chapter 8?

6. How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy set up camp in Chapter 8? What is used for protection against the elements?

7. What game are Zach, Alice, and Poppy playing in Chapter 1? How is the game described?

8. How does Poppy justify going forward with the quest in Chapter 7?

9. Why is the emergence of William the Blade significant in Chapter 7?

10. Why do you think Alice loses her resolve to go on the quest in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Alice, Poppy, and Zach decide to go to East Liverpool in the middle of the night? What leads each character to this decision? What reservations does each character face as they depart?

Essay Topic 2

How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet? For how long have they been friends? When and how did their imaginary game develop?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Zach's perceptions of adventures and quests versus the realities he faces on his own in the novel. How does Zach compare his discomforts to those of heroes in books? Do you think Zach's assessments are valid? Why or why not?

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