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

2. How does Alex find out where Tara Hutchins lived?

3. What does the Bridegroom tell Alex about enemies she has on the other side of the Veil?

4. What kind of creature does Michelle tell Alex they all heard during the rite for Darlington?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Alex's fantasy plan for herself and Hellie?

3. Once Alex is in the borderlands in Chapter 12, what does she have to do to reach the Bridegroom?

4. In Chapter 19, why does Alex not want Hellie to go back to Len's apartment when he asks them to be there for the party?

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

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

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

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

9. What powerful substance does Mike Awolowo give Alex in Chapter 15 to use on Blake Keely, and how does it work?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Alex and Detective Abel Turner eventually grow to be, if not friends, allies? Write an essay explaining your answer, considering both characters' family and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining why Alex feels a connection to Tara Hutchins. Explain the idea of being "town" as it is described in the novel. Why does Alex identify with this description herself?

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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