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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 is the image the owners usually see reflected in the water in the tub?

2. What does Helen say Carl needs to do if he wants to learn to control this power?

3. What is the difference between night witches and day witches?

4. What are the details Carl recites from the calendar he saw on the wall of the apartment of his second crib death story?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Helen's response when Carl asks if she was responsible for the death of Basil Frankie?

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

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

7. What does Carl offer up as "credentials" that he's worthy of following this story and why does he give that information to Helen?

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

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

10. What does Carl say is the reason his series about sudden infant death syndrome is so compelling to readers, especially parents and grandparents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Carl and Helen. Each have their own agendas with regard to the culling song. Remember to examine the similarities in their backgrounds.

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

What is the quest Carl and Sarge set out on? Why are they on this quest? Will they ever be successful?

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