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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 happens when Nick starts swinging himself like a pendulum?

2. How many occupants does the McGill find in the fourteen barrels?

3. Where did Piledriver die?

4. What does the Haunter say, when the McGill asks if Allie can teach him to skinjack?

5. How many years does Mikey think he needs of "halfway-decent deeds" to make up for his time as a monster?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mary respond when Nick tells her about the McGill and Allie's plan to defeat him?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mikey escape the mob?

10. What does Allie do with her typed message?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the states that Afterlights find themselves in during the novel. Choose an example of a character trying to explore and understand the external world, an example of a character exploring and changing his or her internal life, and an example of a character stuck in a "rut." Compare these three states, their causes, and consequences.

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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