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

2. What kind of house does Helen say she and her husband lived in when their son, Patrick, died?

3. What is the first thing Henderson says to Carl when Carl returns to the office?

4. What does Carl believe happened to the Stuarts?

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

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

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

5. Describe the actions and conversation of the man with the sideburns.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several of the characters in the book have scams going on. Describe and compare any two.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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