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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. Who shows up shortly after, pleasing the killer?

2. Who is Lionel Davis?

3. What does the killer call himself?

4. What do the clowns blow up?

5. What does Lorrie forget at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jimmy tell Punch in an effort to ensure that no harm will come to Lorrie?

2. In what way does the killer reveal vulnerability?

3. What is the purpose of the tunnel and who built it?

4. What things does Jimmy reveal about himself to Lorrie before he proposes?

5. What makes Jimmy nervous about the addition of Crinkles to the situation?

6. What does Lorrie reveal to Jimmy about her family?

7. What remarkable things does Josef tell Rudy?

8. What does Lorrie's mother do for a living, and what are her main sources of income from it?

9. What motivates the three criminals to rob the Snow Village bank?

10. How does Jimmy's family cope with the first of Grandfather Josef's five predicted terrible days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Jimmy and Lorrie ask of Punchinello? How does he respond to this request? Why does Jimmy go back in to see him after they had already left? What changes Punch's mind? What one request does he have in return for the precious gift they require of him? Why does Jimmy so readily agree? Does Jimmy ever intend to fulfill his part of this agreement? Why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Punch reveal an intimate part of himself during his meeting with Lorrie and Jimmy? What does he tell them that gives them a glimpse into his real self? How does he describe the way he wakes up at night? What is the symbolism of his revelations to Jimmy and Lorrie? How does Lorrie try to use this to convince him to donate a part of himself to keep Annie alive? Why is he so resentful?

Essay Topic 3

What is so amazing about the predictions made by Josef Tock? What physical condition is Josef in that makes his predictions such a surprise? What makes Jimmy believe in them without reservation? What do they find out after several predictions come true that makes the fact that Josef accurately predicted them even more amazing?

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