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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 is Ed preparing for dinner in Chapter 16?

2. What is added to the punch in Chapter 13?

3. What does Gwen smell from inside the house?

4. What does Hollis buy in Boston in Chapter 12?

5. What does Richard call a meeting in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the front of Alan's house as Gwen approaches it for the first time.

2. Who has been unsuccessfully trying to reach March at Guardian Farms by phone and why?

3. Why does Louise Justice believe that March is making a mistake with Hollis?

4. What are the signs that people in Jenkintown look at in when trying to predict winter weather?

5. What story does Richard tell his daughter in Chapter 15 about his sister?

6. What is Dr. Henderson's opinion of Belinda's death?

7. What does Louise remember about Thanksgiving dinners with Judith Dale?

8. What has Gwen decided to do on Halloween night?

9. Why is Richard so popular with his students?

10. Why is Hank hesitant about going into the house on Fox Hill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Hank's personality and what it results from. Why is he fascinated by Gwen?

Essay Topic 2

"Here on Earth" is divided into three parts. Discuss this division of the book, comparing and contrasting the parts.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the possible symbolism of the foxes and the rabbits.

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