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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. Who is eating in the food court?

2. At first, Allie thinks the chocolate on Nick's face is _____________.

3. What colors were the two cars that collided in the car accident?

4. What food does Allie notice has a particularly nasty, jagged bite taken out of it?

5. What does Johnnie-O avoid, as he goes down the streets of his town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Nick's metaphor of the coin.

2. What rooms do Allie, Nick, and Lief choose?

3. What does Speedo bring to Mary?

4. What do Allie and Nick see on the road when they climb up to see the scene of the accident?

5. How does Nick think Mary will receive him, after he returns from the Haunter?

6. Why doesn't Johnnie-O want to cross the Washington Bridge?

7. What is the first question Allie asks Mary when Mary comes to her room?

8. What does Lief look like?

9. How does Mary respond to Greensouls?

10. What do the boys who ambush Allie and Nick want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Everlost, Allie seeks knowledge, whereas Mary values safety. Their conflicting viewpoints are the root of much of the conflict in the novel. Discuss the conflict of knowledge and safety in the novel.

Part 1) What kind of trouble does Allie's search for knowledge bring her? Is the search for knowledge worthwhile?

Part 2) What problems does Mary's desire for safety cause? Is her desire for safety worthwhile?

Part 3) How do Allie's desire for knowledge and Mary's desire for safety affect others? How do they create conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of morality in the novel. There are many characters who exhibit qualities of good and evil in the novel. Choose three characters and compare their morality. In what ways are they good and in what ways are they evil? Do they have good or evil intentions? What does a comparison of these characters reveal about the nature of good and evil in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel.

Part 1) How is the nature of Everlost, and its rules, and important part of the novel? How do the characters change the setting, and how does the setting change the characters?

Part 2) How does the setting of the novel affect its tone?

Part 3) How does removing the characters from their lives and placing them in Everlost affect the characters' personalities and actions?

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