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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 unspoken question spreads through the Hospital after an incident?

2. Who screams after seeing a dead body?

3. What does Joy and Louis find in the Hospital?

4. Who are the pilgrims?

5. Where did Dr. Bek work in the 80s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which Floor Group does a pilgrim join?

2. Who goes out to find Christopher?

3. Who is Dr. Bek?

4. What does Dr. Bek say about the recovery?

5. Why do the patients stop entertaining the idea of escape?

6. Who are Olds and Older?

7. What happens during the first blizzard of the year at the Hospital?

8. What does Joy see one morning in the arms of a pilgrim standing outside the Hospital?

9. What are Floor Groups?

10. What does the new pilgrim give Joy advice for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's experience looking for her mother in the tunnel at the Mansion. Why does Joy choose to go to the tunnel time after time, and why is this such a difficult experience for her? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's relationship with Marcus. What are they to each other, and why is Marcus an important figure in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how Joy's understanding of her mother changes throughout the novel. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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