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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. Who interrupts Nick while he is in his room trying to make sure he will remember his name?

2. What does the boy who's left the card game say when Nick dares him to go back?

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

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

5. How does Mary feel about Allie, when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the car accident?

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

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

4. What does Lief think about God?

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

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

7. Where does Mary go to be alone?

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

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

10. What rooms do Allie, Nick, and Lief choose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary takes authority over others in Everlost, as does the McGill. Discuss authority in the novel, drawing conclusions about what gives characters authority and when authority is or is not deserved.

Part 1) How does Mary put herself in authority over the children at the Twin Towers? Is her authority deserved?

Part 2) How do Mary's books give her authority? Do her beliefs have more power and authority because she writes them down? Is this authority deserved?

Part 3) How does the McGill take authority over others, and how does his authority differ from Mary's? Is his authority deserved?

Essay Topic 2

Identity is a major theme of the novel, and naming is an important part of identity. Discuss identity and naming in the novel.

Part 1) How do characters name themselves, and how does their self-naming reflect their identities?

Part 2) How is the way characters forget their own names symbolic of losing their identities?

Part 3) How does Mary's act of naming elements of Everlost, such as "Afterlights" and "Skinjacking," affect both her identity and the identity of the things she names?

Essay Topic 3

Characters in Everlost gain and use power over each other. Discuss power in Everlost.

Part 1) How is power related to will in Everlost? How does a strong mind and will give a character power?

Part 2) How do characters in Everlost use their power over others, and how does this create conflict?

Part 3) What do characters in Everlost hope to gain using their power and strength of will? To what end do characters use power?

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