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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. Why couldn't Lindsey infuse her words with anger?

2. To within how many years could the rescuer not guess Lindsey's age?

3. What car was familiar to Vassago in the parking lot of the Blue Skies Motel?

4. What did Hatch and Lindsey think of Regina?

5. How long would Vassago normally been sated after killing Margaret?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Vassago like rats?

2. How did Lindsey perceive the person who had administered the oxygen and CO2 mix?

3. What was Lindsey reminded of when she was being talked to in soothing tones?

4. Why did Vassago look at the Satan in the fun house with scorn and admiration?

5. What had happened to Lindsey following the death of Jimmy?

6. What is aphasia, and why is it a good thing that Hatch isn't aphasic?

7. Why was Lindsey not comforted by the arrival of the mysterious Dr. Nyeburn?

8. Why did the collector stop going by his Christian name?

9. What did icing mean on an Oreo cookie depending on where it was?

10. What fear did Hatch have regarding his dreams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism throughout the novel. What makes it an epic novel? Compare and contrast this novel with one other epic piece of work of the past or present. What elements characterize an epic?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lindsey's painting of Jimmy. What did this represent? Why did it move Hatch to tears? Are these normal reactions? How or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what elements of fiction are contrived in the serial murders of Vassago/Jeremy. How would anything of this caliber be unlikely to be achievable in the real world?

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