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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. How does Mary feel about Allie, when they first meet?

2. How long do Allie and Nick sleep when they first arrive in Everlost?

3. Which tire blows on the Mercedes?

4. What do Mary's books look like?

5. Why doesn't Nick want to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary respond to Greensouls?

2. What happened when Mary went home after her death?

3. What does Allie notice about the children living with Mary in the World Trade Center?

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

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

6. How does Lief feel, trapped alone in the barrel?

7. What causes the car accident?

8. Why doesn't Nick confront Mary about what Allie has shown him about the children living in the World Trade Center?

9. Explain Nick's metaphor of the coin.

10. What reason does Johnnie-O give for asking Allie's name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary takes authority over others in Everlost, as does the McGill. Discuss authority in the novel, drawing conclusions about what gives characters authority and when authority is or is not deserved.

Part 1) How does Mary put herself in authority over the children at the Twin Towers? Is her authority deserved?

Part 2) How do Mary's books give her authority? Do her beliefs have more power and authority because she writes them down? Is this authority deserved?

Part 3) How does the McGill take authority over others, and how does his authority differ from Mary's? Is his authority deserved?

Essay Topic 2

Everlost is a type of coming of age novel, where young characters must become adults and live on their own. Discuss Everlost as a coming-of-age novel by choosing three characters and discussing how they grow up and move out of childhood through their experiences in the afterlife of Everlost.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss symbolism in Everlost by examining the following three symbolic elements in the novel: the chocolate on Nick's face, the Twin Towers, and the McGill changing his hands to fur. What do these elements in the story symbolize, and why does the author use these symbols?

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