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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. To what video game does Lief become addicted?

2. How many kids does Johnnie-O bring with him to meet Allie?

3. How many parties does Speedo go to to find the item he gives to Mary?

4. How is Miss Mary's private room decorated?

5. Have Johnnie-O's friends heard of the Haunter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the forest like when it was alive?

4. How does Mary respond to Greensouls?

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

6. Where does Mary go to be alone?

7. What does Lief think about God?

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

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

10. What causes the car accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Negotiation and bargaining is an important aspect of the way that characters with conflicting goals deal with each other. Particularly, Allie uses negotiation and bargaining to get help from characters with more power than she has. Choose three instances of discussion and bargaining in the novel. Discuss their importance and consequence.

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 nature of monsters in Everlost.

Part 1) How do children in Everlost become monsters? What defines them as monsters?

Part 2) Are monsters defined by how others view them (for example, children believing the McGill is a monster), or how they view themselves (for example, the McGill believing himself a monster)?

Part 3) How are monsters an important part of Everlost, and what role do they play in the novel?

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