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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. Who helps Joy escape the Hospital?

2. Who usually handles the light source in the Mansion?

3. Where does Joy tell the man in the mask she is headed?

4. What book does Joy steal from the Mansion?

5. What has Joy begun to think of the sickness as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marcus and Joy find burning in the front yard of the Mansion one morning?

2. What animal causes a fuss in the Mansion?

3. What happens when Joy meets Marcus on the bus to Birmingham?

4. What did Marcus and Joy used to do when they caught mice in Ms. Neuman's house?

5. How does Joy pay for her one night stay in a motel in Kansas City?

6. Who is No Name?

7. Why do Joy and Marcus get on a choir bus?

8. Why does Joy stay in her closet for two days?

9. What happens when Joy goes into the tunnel the first time?

10. What does Darcie do in the basement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's life before she was in the Hospital. What was her life like, and what kind of person was she? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's relationship to and understanding of the Hospital. Does it change throughout the story? How? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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