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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. Where did Allie grow up?

2. What does the old man forget to bring with him from the engine room?

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

4. What does the mob try to do to Mikey?

5. What does the McGill do with the objects he acquires?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the McGill keep children in the chiming chamber?

4. Why does Pinhead want to open the barrels?

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

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

7. What does Allie do with her typed message?

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

9. What is chiming?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The genre of the novel Everlost is fantasy. Discuss how Everlost fits into the fantasy genre.

Part 1) What elements of the fantasy genre does Everlost have, and does it fit into any subgenre of fantasy?

Part 2) How does the world of Everlost compare with other fantasy worlds, such as Wonderland or Oz?

Part 3) How are the characters fantastical creatures, and how are they changed by their existence in a fantasy world?

Essay Topic 2

Death is a fundamental aspect of the novel Everlost. The novel begins with the main characters' deaths and takes place in the afterlife. Examine the novel's treatment of death.

Part 1) What do the characters learn about the nature of death?

Part 2) What does the nature of Everlost imply about death and what might follow Everlost?

Part 3) How do the characters deal with their own deaths and their loss of connections with life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the fear of the unknown in Everlost, including how characters' past experiences affect their fears of the unknown.

Part 1) The coins represent the unknown to Mary. Why does she fear them?

Part 2) How does Allie approach the unknown in the novel? Does she show fear of the unknown?

Part 3) Why does the McGill fear the unknown of crossing into the afterlife? How does his fear compare to Mary's?

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