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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. How old is Louis Carmody described as in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

2. What object did Bing Partridge use to kill his father?

3. Where does Bing Partridge live in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

4. What is the name of Rory McCombers’ driver that is found in the trunk of his car in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

5. How old is Maggie said to be in "The Librarian, 1991"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maggie introduce herself and the setting where Vic has arrived in "The Librarian, 1991"?

2. What is Jeff Haddon doing when his character is introduced in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

3. How does the narrator describe Charlie Manx’s history in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

4. Where does Vic arrive when she crosses the Shorter Way Bridge to look for her father’s lost object in "The Librarian, 1991"? Who witnesses her there?

5. What is Nurse Thornton doing in the opening of "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

6. How does Nurse Thornton react to Manx’s “awakening” in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"? What do the doctors observe of his condition?

7. What happens when the little boy in the car grabs Vic by the wrist in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

8. What are Vic’s first impressions of the house that she finds at “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

9. What does Charlie Manx tell Bing he must do in order to get to Christmasland in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

10. What gift does Bing recall getting from his father for Christmas in "Spicy Menace, 1990"? What did his father tell him about the gift?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death of Bing Partridge’s parents in NOS4A2. How did Bing’s mother and father die? Does Bing feel he was responsible for their deaths? What motive would Bing have had for killing his parents?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the physical and mental effects that crossing the Shorter Way Bridge appear to have on Vic. Why do you think Vic becomes feverish and ill once she crosses the threshold? What auditory experiences does Vic have when she crosses the bridge?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Charles Talent Manx in NOS4A2. What information about Charlie’s past does the narrator reveal in the prologue? How is Manx’s condition described by the doctors in the infirmary? What role does Charlie play in the plot of the story?

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