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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. How long did Gwendy have to do physical therapy because of an injury to her right foot?
2. How many weeks out is Gwendy's mother from her last chemo session in Chapter 7?
3. Where does Gwendy find the button box?
4. In Chapter 22 in a memory Gwendy has, what month was it when she had just finished running the Suicide Stairs for the first time in months?
5. When Ryan went to Brazil to cover a story about seaside villages taken over and eventually destroyed by a drug lord, how many weeks did he spend hiding in the jungle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Gwendy call as she drives home from the airport in Chapter 23?
2. What dream does Gwendy have in Chapter 19?
3. In Chapter 3, what is the subject of the news article that Gwendy's mother sends her?
4. How long has it been since Gwendy has seen the button box, and what does she remember about it?
5. In Chapter 22, what thoughts does Gwendy have about her success?
6. Who does Gwendy sometimes imagine Patsy Follett and her receptionist Bea Whiteley are?
7. What does Gwendy think of President Hamlin, and why does she avoid him?
8. When does Gwendy first remember seeing the button box?
9. How does Gwendy describe Sheriff Norris Ridgewick in Chapter 28?
10. How did Gwendy become a published author, and how many books has she written?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Chizmar use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?
Essay Topic 2
Gwendy finds a pack of playing cards that belong to her husband. What is the significance of the playing cards? Why do they increase Gwendy’s worry about Ryan?
Essay Topic 3
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
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