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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 does Allie think of the McGill?

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

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

4. How does Nick greet Mary when she first visits his room?

5. Whom does Allie ask about all the things Mary won't talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick try to remember his name?

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

3. What do Allie and Nick wish for, when they throw their coins into the fountain?

4. What does Mary advise Afterlights to do to keep their appearance?

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

6. What does Lief look like?

7. What does the Haunter do to Nick, when Nick is unable to complete his task?

8. Where does Mary go to be alone?

9. Explain Nick's metaphor of the coin.

10. What does Lief think about God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Everlost, two sets of characters develop relationships: Mary and Nick, and the McGill and Allie. Discuss love and relationships in the novel.

Part 1) How is the development of attraction between Mary and Nick different from the development of attraction between the McGill and Allie? Why is it different?

Part 2) How do Vari and Pinhead react to the intrusion of Nick and Allie, respectively, on their relationships with Mary and the McGill?

Part 3) What is the role of love in the novel, and how is it affected by the youth of the characters when they die?

Essay Topic 2

Betrayal and trickery is a theme that runs throughout the novel. Discuss betrayal and trickery in the novel.

Part 1) How does feeling betrayed or being tricked affect characters' future behavior? What are the consequences of betrayal and trickery?

Part 2) Is betrayal and trickery ever justified in the novel? How?

Part 3) What causes characters to use trickery or to betray others? Are betrayal and trickery avoidable in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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