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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. How does Carl keep his mind occupied after leaving the office?

2. What is the source of the light on the table in the bar when Carl meets Nash?

3. What does Carl say when Mona asks when he last "got laid?"

4. What does Carl say is the problem with every story?

5. What is the name of Helen Boyle's secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Carl's purpose for his first meeting with Helen?

2. What is Helen's real estate business based on?

3. What does Helen say about her ability to pray very quickly?

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

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

6. Describe the telephone conversation Helen is having when she meets Carl for the first time.

7. What are some of the myths about sudden infant death that Carl says have been disproved?

8. What does Carl imagine could be the long-reaching effects of having the culling song become public knowledge?

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

10. What is the "Roadkill Jesus" and what kind of people are gathering because of it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carl's relationship with his parents is severed after the death of Gina and their daughter. Describe how and why Carl reconnected briefly with his parents. What are other aspects of Carl's life that are impacted by the culling song other than the deaths of his wife and daughter?

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 and Helen visit several homes where children had died. Describe the similarities and differences of at least three of these.

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