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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 flies out of the mouth of the officer who is killed by Carl singing the culling song?
2. What is the name of the book Helen writes in when she's given a new assassination assignment?
3. What does Helen offer to show Carl as proof of Patrick's whereabouts?
4. What kind of house does Helen say she and her husband lived in when their son, Patrick, died?
5. Who is the last person the Stuarts talked to on their cell phones?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the myths about sudden infant death that Carl says have been disproved?
2. What does Helen say was the reaction of her husband after the death of their son?
3. Describe the actions and conversation of the man with the sideburns.
4. Aside from the sudden infant death syndrome, what are the other stories Carl is supposed to be following up on?
5. Describe the telephone conversation Helen is having when she meets Carl for the first time.
6. What is the significance of the story about the nurse who killed so many people?
7. List at least four details Carl has for his first dead baby story.
8. What is the "Roadkill Jesus" and what kind of people are gathering because of it?
9. What does Carl say is the reason his series about sudden infant death syndrome is so compelling to readers, especially parents and grandparents?
10. List the details Carl learns about the man in the trench coat that Carl killed.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Helen's use of the culling song is vastly different from Carl's use and from what Oyster plans to use it for. Are Helen's motives any more honorable? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Both Carl and Nash come into the culling song because of their jobs. Describe how each comes into possession of the culling song, how each uses it and the fate of each.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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