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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 does Trisha see in the stream bed from which she drinks?

2. What do the God of the Lost's ears resemble?

3. How long does Trisha walk on along the well-traveled road before facing the God of the Lost?

4. How many robed people does Trisha see when she is lazing on the bank of the stream in Chapter 8?

5. Whose voice does Trisha hear on the radio after she falls and cannot stand back up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Trisha not eat the berries and mushrooms sees in Chapter 12?

2. What would have happened if Trisha had crossed the marsh at the end of Chapter 9?

3. Why does Trisha not run from the God of the Lost?

4. Why is Trisha excited to find a post in the woods?

5. Why do the authorities say hope for finding Trisha is fading?

6. Explain how Travis Herrick finds Trisha?

7. Describe the dream Trisha remembers having at the beginning of Chapter 13.

8. Why does Trisha stop herself from thinking about being rescued?

9. Explain how Larry gets Trisha baseball cap signed.

10. Why does Trisha turn West instead of East while looking for the road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trisha generally has a positive attitude while she is lost in the woods. Why is this important? How would the novel be different if Trisha had a negative attitude? Does her attitude help her survive? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explore King's use of baseball as a metaphor for Trisha's journey. Choose three examples of how he forms this metaphor and describe them. Why do you think he structures his novel this way? What purpose does the metaphor serve?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the concept of the God of the Lost. What does it symbolize for Trisha? Do you think it was real or just a figment of her imagination? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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