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

2. What does the McGill's crew spend their time doing?

3. How far does Allie fall before something grabs her?

4. What does Allie's first fortune cookie say?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick mean when he says "macrame"?

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

3. Why doesn't Allie free Nick and Lief when she first finds them?

4. How does the McGill describe sinking down into the Earth?

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

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

7. What does Meadow say to Nick, once he's started the Twin Towers children on the way to the light?

8. What does the McGill keep in his spittoon?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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