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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 bought the book for Helen that contained the culling song?

2. Why does Carl say he's asking about the deaths in his building?

3. What does Helen tell Rhonda she has to do to get past the grief?

4. Who is the last person the Stuarts talked to on their cell phones?

5. Which of the following is among the details Carl gives about the cab?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carl come to believe that Helen killed the Stuarts?

2. Briefly describe three of three people Carl kills on the way back to his office.

3. What does Carl say about the sounds he hears from his apartment?

4. How did Helen's husband die and what was the official cause of death?

5. What is the ethics question Carl says journalists are asked before they complete their ethics class?

6. Aside from the sudden infant death syndrome, what are the other stories Carl is supposed to be following up on?

7. What is the Mirror Book and who has one on the trip?

8. What is Mona working on during their car trip and why does she say it's a good hobby?

9. What is the significance of the story about the nurse who killed so many people?

10. How does Carl begin to make the connection about the poem and the deaths of children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of the culling son in ancient times? In theory, would that purpose be practical? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Carl talks about his personal motivation for using the culling song and says he would never use it for evil. List at least three instances in which Carl uses the culling song and examine his motivations behind each.

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