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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 color are the only clothes Lizzie has when she first gets to the land of the dead?

2. What kind of tool is on the Observation Deck?

3. Why does Thandie get mad at Lizzie?

4. How old is the captain of the Nile?

5. Where did Lizzie hide something before her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thandie, and how does Lizzie meet her?

2. What does Lizzie spend a lot of money on when she first gets to Elsewhere?

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

4. What does Lizzie want to tell her family when she first prepares to contact them?

5. What is Lizzie's first dream in Elsewhere?

6. How do people in Elsewhere age?

7. What allows Lizzie to forgive the man who killed her?

8. What does Lizzie get an invitation to, and what does she do about it?

9. Who is Betty, and how does she know Lizzie?

10. Why is Lizzie so upset when she learns how people age in Elsewhere?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 2

How did all the people in Elsewhere die, and what affect does this have on their life in Elsewhere?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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