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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 many steps does Allie say that there are in learning to skinjack?

2. What kind of animal is Shiloh?

3. What does Nick see above him in the chiming room?

4. What is the old man in the engine room doing?

5. What does Nick hide inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lief act when Pinhead and the other associates find him after he and Nick run away?

2. What effect does seeing his picture have on the McGill?

3. What does Allie do, to prove she has skinjacked the woman in the haunted house?

4. What is chiming?

5. Why does Choo-Choo Charlie like Penn Station?

6. What did the Twin Pier Marauders do to the McGill?

7. What does Allie grab onto to get on the McGill's ship?

8. How does the McGill deal with the tangled kids in the chiming chamber?

9. What does Allie believe the jogger will get as payment for Allie's possession?

10. What is the old man in the engine room thinking about, when Allie enters his thoughts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Everlost, Allie is a skeptic. Discuss Allie's skepticism about the rumors of the monster the McGill, the information in Mary's books, and other characters' intentions. Does Allie's skepticism benefit her? Does it cause her problems?

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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