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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 does the Bridegroom tell Alex about Darlington's whereabouts?

2. In Chapter 18, what do Alex and Darlington bring with them to the house they go to?

3. In Chapter 25, what does Dawes cook and bring to Black Elm to try to entice Darlington back there?

4. What document do Alex and the others use to try to call Darlington back to Black Elm?

5. How does Darlington almost die in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how does Len react when he discovers Hellie is dead?

2. In Chapter 12, what do Alex's tactics with Salome when Salome reneges on her promise reveal about Alex's personality?

3. In Chapter 21, what does Dawes do to heal Alex?

4. In Chapter 13, what does the reader learn about Darlington's family?

5. In Chapter 13, why does Danny's grandfather tell him to let him die?

6. In Chapter 12, what does Dawes have to do with Alex to help get Alex to the borderlands?

7. In Chapter 14, why does Alex feel guilty when she gets back to her dorm and realizes what has happened to her roommate Mercy?

8. In Chapter 12, what deal does Alex strike with the Bridegroom?

9. In Chapter 17, what does Alex use to get past the policeman at Tara's door?

10. In Chapter 20, what had Alex been planning on telling Darlington to explain her part in the murders at Ground Zero?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Alex's descriptions of, and feelings towards, Ariel and Blake Keely, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the symbolism of food and hunger for Alex throughout the novel. Though Alex eats heartily, she can never seem to gain weight or really feel full or satisfied. Cite specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Drugs and alcohol play various different roles for Alex at different points in her life. At first, she finds they help her avoid her problems with seeing ghosts, or "Grays." Later, she becomes involved in dealing drugs with her boyfriend, and still later, as Dante, drugs and hallucinogenics take on other meanings for her. Write an essay exploring the different meanings drug take on for Alex throughout the novel, and explore her changing relationship with them.

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