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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 does Carl say is the only fact known about sudden infant death syndrome?
2. How does Carl keep his mind occupied after leaving the office?
3. What is the purpose of the fur coat smeared with ketchup?
4. What is the nickname given to the hospital where the four aides were killing people?
5. What does Carl say will be used for art with the story he's writing about sudden infant death syndrome?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Helen's real estate business based on?
2. What is the Book of Shadows, what is another name for it and why are Carl, Mona and Helen looking for it?
3. List at least four details Carl has for his first dead baby story.
4. What is the "Roadkill Jesus" and what kind of people are gathering because of it?
5. Aside from the sudden infant death syndrome, what are the other stories Carl is supposed to be following up on?
6. What does Carl say is the reason his series about sudden infant death syndrome is so compelling to readers, especially parents and grandparents?
7. How does Carl begin to make the connection about the poem and the deaths of children?
8. What does Carl say about the sounds he hears from his apartment?
9. What does Carl offer up as "credentials" that he's worthy of following this story and why does he give that information to Helen?
10. What is the inverted pyramid?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Mona leave the page with the culling spell in Carl's hands? Was she correct to do so? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 2
Carl says that if the culling song were to become common knowledge it would create changes in the world. Describe the changes Carl believes would happen. Do you agree? Support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the occupation spell and how it's used in the story. Compare the instance in which Helen occupies Mona's body with the instance in which Oyster occupies Helen's body. How are the two similar? How are they different?
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