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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 Tinshoe Jones say the bus driver is sometimes possessed by in Chapter 6?

2. What ship does William the Blade captain?

3. Who tells Poppy she has a creepy smile in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the town where Zach, Alice, and Poppy have gotten off the bus in Chapter 7?

5. Where is Leo's home described in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zach’s father say to him at dinner in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

2. Why does Poppy offer to take out the Queen in Chapter 4? What repercussions does she risk in doing so?

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

4. How is Zach’s father’s history in the family described in Chapter 2? When did Zach’s father leave?

5. Where do Zach, Alice, and Poppy get off the bus in Chapter 6? What do they do after departing the bus?

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

7. Where do Alice, Zach, and Poppy decide to spend the night in Chapter 7?

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

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

10. What are the “Questions” that Poppy passes to Zach at school in Chapter 2? How does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Zach's actions, objectives, and obstacles when he tells Alice and Poppy he no longer wants to play the game. What does Zach hope to achieve by telling the girls this? Is he successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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