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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. When Maggie first meets Vic in "The Librarian, 1991," she asks Vic if her bridge crosses to the other side of what?

2. What is the little boy wearing in the photograph that Vic is looking for in "The Librarian, 1991"?

3. What is Charlie Manx’s full name in the novel?

4. When he introduces himself to Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990," Charlie Manx describes himself as the CEO of what company?

5. How is Vic McQueen’s bike described in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the argument between Vic and her mother when Vic has started high school in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

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

3. What does the narrator remark about the experiences of the drivers in the first two abductions in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

4. How does Vic find help in her escape in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Who helps Vic?

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

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

8. Where does Vic first see Charlie Manx in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Where does Vic run to flee?

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

10. How is the little boy in the car described in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Why does Vic approach him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of NOS4A2. Is the story related from a first or third person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? How would the novel differ if the author had chosen a different style of narration?

Essay Topic 2

Define the terms “flashback” and “flash-forward” in narrative literature. Identify examples of flashback and flash-forward in "Spicy Menace, 1990." Why does the author choose to relate the information in this way? How else might the information be related?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Charlie Manx’s offer to Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990." How frequently does Charlie say he brings a child to Christmasland? How does Charlie describe Christmasland? What does Charlie tell Bing they are saving the children from? How does Charlie ask Bing to prepare for their work together?

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