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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 Charlie Manx call the frozen cemetery that he takes Bing to visit in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

2. What is Nurse Thornton’s first name in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

3. What is the name of the soldier at the country store who goes out to prevent Charles Manx from escaping before the police arrive in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

4. What is the name of Jeff Haddon’s Springer spaniel that he takes for a walk in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

5. Who is the janitor that sees Vic and the magical bridge and screams in "The Librarian, 1991"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Vic McQueen doing when her character is first introduced in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

2. What does Vic go in search of when she crosses the Shorter Way Bridge and finds the Library in "The Librarian, 1991"?

3. Where does Vic find her Tuff Burner bike in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? What does she do after finding it?

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

5. What foreshadowing does the narrator allude to when Charlie Manx appears to Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

6. How is Vic’s condition described after she crosses back over the Shorter Way Bridge following the retrieval of the bracelet in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

7. Whose disappearance is described first in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where does this abduction take place?

8. What happens to Vic when she returns from the Library across the Shorter Way Bridge in "The Librarian, 1991"?

9. How are the trees and car described that Vic encounters on “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Maggie Leigh in the novel. How old is Maggie when Vic first meets her? How is Maggie’s appearance described? What type of apparel does Maggie wear? What are Vic’s impressions of Maggie?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the divorce of Christopher and Linda McQueen and its impact on Vic. What foreshadowing has the author employed to indicate the impending separation of Chris and Linda? How does Vic react when she learns that her father is gone?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Wayne Carmody in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012." How old is Wayne in the beginning of the chapter? What is Wayne’s relationship like with his father? What is his relationship like with Vic?

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