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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 had Jeremy been avoiding?

2. What was the one thing that Lindsey understood least that Hatch brought with them?

3. What does Loffman say about Harrison?

4. What did Regina go into the closet for?

5. What kind of steak did Jonas crave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Jeremy never questioned about his role in the murders?

2. How does Jeremy get Lindsey's address finally?

3. What action does Vassago feel will bring him closer to Lindsey?

4. Where is Jeremy/Vassago's hideaway, and why is it fitting?

5. What does Hatch fear when he regains control over himself and realizes he has had another blackout?

6. What are Regina's fears in the beginning with Hatch and Lindsey?

7. How does Hatch believe he will be more successful than the police in finding Jeremy and Regina?

8. What is Lindsey's painting of, and why does it make Hatch cry when he sees it?

9. Jeremy has a dilemma when he reaches Lindsey's house. What is it and how does he resolve it?

10. Hatch retains two mementos of the events that occurred. What are they and what is their significance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss your feelings regarding the novel. Did it end in a satisfactory way? Research and explain what elements are carried throughout Dean Koontz's work.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dean Koontz's writing style. Are there any similar authors out there, and if so, who? If not, what makes Koontz's writing unique from any other writing style? What makes them similar? What elements to the story are strictly Koontz?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Regina. What is the interest of the embodiment of good regarding Regina? What is the interest of the embodiment of evil regarding the young girl? What does she embody, and what brings the reader to this conclusion?

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