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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 are the newspapers calling the English Ivy that's run wild?

2. Why does Helen say she's unplugged Patrick's cryogenic unit?

3. When does someone notice that there's something odd about the English Ivy at the Park Senior Living Center?

4. What is the advertisement Helen shows Carl in the newspaper?

5. What does Helen say she did with the page containing the culling song?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carl come to realize about the names in Helen's day planner and how does he come to this conclusion?

2. What is Helen's situation when Carl arrives and what is her eventual fate?

3. What is the phenomenon that happens in Stone River?

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

5. What does Mona do to get Carl released from jail?

6. What does the waitress say about the ivy that's taking over an entire town?

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

8. What happens to the Book Barn and why?

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

10. What is Carl's phone call to 911?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carl says that if the culling song were to become common knowledge it would create changes in the world. Describe the changes Carl believes would happen. Do you agree? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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