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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 only piece of furniture left in the living room when Helen and Carl go inside?

2. What does Helen suggest Mona do in order to discover what was used to write the spells in grimoire?

3. How old was Carl when he married?

4. Who pulls up while Carl and Mona are talking outside the real estate office?

5. What kind of shoes is Helen wearing at the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Oyster compares himself with an animal when Helen kicks him out of the car. What does he say and what does he mean?

2. What is Mona's reaction when Oyster asks her to come with him?

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

4. What is the future Helen sees in the mirror of the antique store and what question does Carl ask about it?

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

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

7. Briefly describe the scene in which Helen and Oyster fight.

8. How does Carl come to realize that he really is in love with Helen?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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