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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 does Helen say she performs assassinations?

2. Who answers the phone when Carl calls the number that's appeared on his pager?

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

4. What is Nash wearing?

5. What does Carl note about Oyster's foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nash killing fashion models?

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

3. Why does Carl say tearing up the page and throwing it out the window isn't good enough?

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

5. What does the occupation spell do and what are Mona and Oyster using it for in Stone River?

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

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

8. What is the spell Helen has Carl say and what happens when he says it?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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