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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 did Mary's mother die?

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

3. In what book does Mary write, "We are better than life"?

4. What is the final score of the kickball game that Allie shows Nick?

5. What does Allie call Johnnie-O to get him to help her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the chocolate to smear on Nick's face?

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

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

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. Explain Nick's metaphor of the coin.

7. What does Lief think about God?

8. How does Mary respond to Greensouls?

9. What causes the car accident?

10. What does Speedo bring to Mary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is a fundamental aspect of the novel Everlost. The novel begins with the main characters' deaths and takes place in the afterlife. Examine the novel's treatment of death.

Part 1) What do the characters learn about the nature of death?

Part 2) What does the nature of Everlost imply about death and what might follow Everlost?

Part 3) How do the characters deal with their own deaths and their loss of connections with life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In Everlost, self-image controls how the characters appear to other Afterlights. Choose three characters from the novel. Explain how each character's self-image alters or affects their appearance. Explain the significance of this externalization of self-image in the novel.

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