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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. When was Frank Dodd known as the Catle Rock Strangler?

2. In Chapter 35, how early does Gwendy arrive for her meeting at the stationhouse?

3. What time does Gwendy arrive at the stationhouse in Chapter 35?

4. On Gwendy and Ryan's second offical date, what did he tell her he always wanted to be?

5. In Chapter 57, how long has the ice been solid?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 61, how do Gwendy and her father drive her mother crazy when she gets home from the hospital?

2. What is the situation when Gwendy gets to her parents' house in Chapter 51?

3. How does Gwendy know she will die and why does she know how she will die?

4. How does Gwendy get her magic feather?

5. What does Gwendy hear from Ryan in Chapter 33?

6. In Chapter 40, what are Gwendy's thoughts when she goes to the grave of her friend, Olive?

7. What happens at the Bradley party in Chapter 44?

8. What do the Hoffmans look like?

9. Why do Gwendy's parents cancel dinner in Chapter 36?

10. In Chapter 42, why does Norris ask Gwendy to come down to the stationhouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwendy’s life has been very successful. How and why does Gwendy seem to live a charmed life?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Chizmar use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 3

Gwendy and Caroline make assumptions about one another. What assumptions do Gwendy and Caroline make about one another? Are the assumptions the women make about one another misleading? Is either woman wrong in the assumptions that she makes?

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