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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. Why does Helen say she's never going to use her lipstick again after giving one woman a facial?

2. Why is Carl really meeting Mona?

3. What does Helen have in her hand when she's talking with Mona?

4. What is next to the radio on Mona's desk?

5. What is Nash eating when Carl meets him in the bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Carl discover about his ability to forget the culling song?

5. What is the Book of Shadows, what is another name for it and why are Carl, Mona and Helen looking for it?

6. What does Carl find Helen and the "chicken woman" doing when he returns from the bathroom?

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

8. What does Helen say about the origin of the culling poem?

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

10. List at least four details Carl has for his first dead baby story.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the main theme of this story? List at least three examples of that theme and at least one reason why the theme is important to the story line.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the grimoire originally came into Helen's possession. Compare it's original purpose with what Helen uses it for.

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