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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 Curtis's job in Elsewhere?

2. Who first tells us Lizzie is dead?

3. What is designed to explain the rules of the land of the dead to newcomers?

4. How does Lizzie feel when she wakes from her first dream in the land of the dead?

5. What does Lizzie think is happening to her when she wakes up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lizzie deal with her death when she first wakes up in the book?

2. How does Lucy plan to deal with her grief at the beginning of the book?

3. What is the Sneaker Clause?

4. How did Lizzie die?

5. Who is Curtis, and how does Lizzie know him?

6. What does Lucy tell us at the beginning of the book?

7. What do Curtis, Lizzie, and Thandie all have in common at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Owen say to Lizzie after she contacts her family?

9. What happens on Lizzie's first day of work?

10. Why is it strange for Lucy to be telling us things at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Andous was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

What is the Sneaker Clause, and what affect does it have on the plot and the main characters in "Elsewhere"?

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