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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. When do Allie, Lief, and Nick decide to leave the World Trade Center?

2. What is Nick's reaction when Allie says they're leaving?

3. What does Allie discover that happens when people walk through her?

4. What happens when Vari asks Nick to remember his name?

5. How did Mary's mother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Speedo bring to Mary?

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

3. What is Ecto-ripping?

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

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

6. What does Lief tell Allie and Nick about the "others"?

7. What does Allie find inside the Waldorf-Astoria?

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

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

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

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

Discuss how the McGill, Johnnie-O, and the Haunter act as bullies in the novel. How do they affect others and the world of Everlost? How have they become bullies? What does their behavior do to their characters and identities?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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