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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 the McGill consult to find out how to do an unselfish act?

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

3. What does Nick hide inside?

4. Where does the McGill tell Pinhead to put Allie?

5. Nick compares the living world to _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the McGill keep in his spittoon?

2. How does Mikey escape the mob?

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

4. What does Allie do with her typed message?

5. How does the McGill change his physical shape for Allie?

6. What caused the little girl at the end of the story to get lost on her way to the light?

7. What does Allie learn about fortune cookies?

8. What does Allie plan to do after she gets home?

9. How does the prophecy that Allie will be the first and last come to pass?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The fortune cookies in Everlost that always contain true fortunes show that fate or predestination is at work in Everlost. Choose three characters in Everlost and discuss how their fates are preordained. What roles do personal choice and free will play in their lives?

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

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?

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