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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 is the radio personality Carl kills?

2. Where does it seem the baby's cries are coming from?

3. What does Carl believe happened to Helen's husband and son?

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

5. What does Nash set fire to in the bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Helen say was the reaction of her husband after the death of their son?

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

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

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

8. List the details Carl learns about the man in the trench coat that Carl killed.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Who is Patrick? What is his role in the story? What is his fate? What does Patrick represent?

Essay Topic 3

Of the characters in the book, which one is most likable and which is least likable? Compare those two characters including reasons readers will likely hate one of them and like the other.

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