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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 reason does Mary give for not going to rescue Nick and Lief?

2. What was different about the forest in the real world?

3. What does Allie suggest Nick could bring back to Mary, if he comes with her?

4. What does Allie offer to Johnnie-O?

5. How many barrels are in the factory, when Allie goes there with Johnnie-O?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allie do, when Mary refuses to help Nick and Lief?

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

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

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

5. What does Lief think about God?

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

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

8. What does Lief do to Allie and Nick that gets them upset and makes Allie cry?

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

10. What strikes the three children, as they approach New York City?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The fortune cookies in Everlost that always contain true fortunes show that fate or predestination is at work in Everlost. Choose three characters in Everlost and discuss how their fates are preordained. What roles do personal choice and free will play in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the fear of the unknown in Everlost, including how characters' past experiences affect their fears of the unknown.

Part 1) The coins represent the unknown to Mary. Why does she fear them?

Part 2) How does Allie approach the unknown in the novel? Does she show fear of the unknown?

Part 3) Why does the McGill fear the unknown of crossing into the afterlife? How does his fear compare to Mary's?

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