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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 did sailors of years ago leave pigs and goats on islands?

2. What are all the people in Stone River wearing on their faces?

3. What does Oyster do with Mona's copy of "Traditional Tribal Hobby-Krafts?"

4. What happens to the security guards at the Book Barn?

5. What does Helen say Mona can use as a pattern to translate the spells in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mona tell Carl about a love spell?

2. Why is Nash killing fashion models?

3. Briefly describe the home of the race car driver.

4. What is the result of the phenomenon that happens in Stone River?

5. What is the state of Carl's apartment when he returns home?

6. What are some of the ways witches write in their mirror books?

7. What does Helen say about her method of controlling the power?

8. What are the possible ways of revealing the words of the grimoire?

9. List two of the class action lawsuits Oyster has advertised in chapter 23.

10. What is Patrick's situation when Carl arrives at the hospital and what is his eventual fate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least three instances in the story in which magic or spells are used. Are these reasonable in the context of the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Carl and Helen visit several homes where children had died. Describe the similarities and differences of at least three of these.

Essay Topic 3

Carl's relationship with his parents is severed after the death of Gina and their daughter. Describe how and why Carl reconnected briefly with his parents. What are other aspects of Carl's life that are impacted by the culling song other than the deaths of his wife and daughter?

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