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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 basis for the advertisement regarding a class action lawsuit against Meadow Downs Fitness and Racquet Club?
2. What does Carl use to loosen the page with the culling song from its binder?
3. Where does it seem the baby's cries are coming from?
4. What is the nickname given to the hospital where the four aides were killing people?
5. When does Carl decide he'll call the police about his role in Duncan's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the myths about sudden infant death that Carl says have been disproved?
2. What does Carl say about the sounds he hears from his apartment?
3. What does Carl say is the reason his series about sudden infant death syndrome is so compelling to readers, especially parents and grandparents?
4. How did Helen's husband die and what was the official cause of death?
5. Briefly describe three of three people Carl kills on the way back to his office.
6. What does Carl discover about his ability to forget the culling song?
7. List the details Carl learns about the man in the trench coat that Carl killed.
8. What is the Book of Shadows, what is another name for it and why are Carl, Mona and Helen looking for it?
9. What is the ethics question Carl says journalists are asked before they complete their ethics class?
10. What is the significance of the story about the nurse who killed so many people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Both Carl and Nash come into the culling song because of their jobs. Describe how each comes into possession of the culling song, how each uses it and the fate of each.
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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