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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 does Trisha imagine is in the woods protecting her?

2. What does Trisha say her berries taste like?

3. What ailment does Trisha wake up with after her first night in the forest?

4. What color is Trisha's poncho?

5. Why does Trisha wander off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Trisha refuse to drink from the stream at first?

2. Describe the daydream Trisha has about Tom Gordon at the end of Chapter 1.

3. Why do the police begin to look for a man named Mazzerole?

4. Why does Trisha begin to feel invisible while she is on the trail with her mother and brother?

5. What happens when Trisha screams out for help for the first time?

6. How does Trisha end up at the edge of a cliff?

7. What does Trisha think about the trail when she walks it with her family?

8. How does Larry describe his ex-wife?

9. How does Trisha plan to remember her way back to the fallen tree?

10. What does Trisha hear on the news when she first turns her radio on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the relationship between Larry and Quilla. Describe their personalities and whether they seem like a good match. Do they seem to still be in love? Explain your answer with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the minor characters Jerry Trupiano and Joe Castiglione, How are they significant to Trisha and to the novel as a whole? What is the relevance of the dream Trisha has about them after her Walkman batteries die?

Essay Topic 3

King makes use of symbols throughout his novel. Choose three instances of symbolism in the novel and explain what each represents and why it is important to the novel.

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