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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Odd explain in Chapter 2 that he is more scared than Harlo when they are in the woman's house?
(a) Odd has more to lose.
(b) Harlo was hardened to this kind of thing.
(c) Odd was worried about the small boy's life.
(d) Odd can't control his movements.

2. How many bodachs does Odd guess is surrounding the Fungus Man after he leaves the diner in Chapter 5?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Twenty.

3. What does the police chief take when he first comes in the diner?
(a) Pepcid AC.
(b) A nitro tablet.
(c) A beer.
(d) A blood sugar pill.

4. What does Ozzie do each time that Odd leaves?
(a) Hugs Odd like a father.
(b) Kisses Odd on each cheek.
(c) Recites Mark Twain to Odd.
(d) Does a small dance.

5. What does Odd do after he sees himself enter the black room?
(a) He waits several seconds and then enters the room again.
(b) He leaves the house.
(c) He pulls out a camera.
(d) He sets fire to the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the pajama woman holding in either hand when Harlo and Odd bust through her glass door?

2. What does Odd explain about his internal clock?

3. In Chapter 5 what does Odd compare being a short order cook to?

4. What does Odd tell Ozzie to do after Odd is out of the house?

5. What does the female character in Ozzie's books do that his editor had said would make no one interested in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Odd reenters the Fungus Man's house in Chapter 11?

2. What does the chief tell Odd when he calls Odd in Chapter 21 after the police have went to the church?

3. In Chapter 5 what comparison does Odd make between a short order cook and a symphony conductor?

4. What does Stormy and Odd discuss in Chapter 21 about marriage?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1 what does Odd say is the reason that he has written his memoir?

6. In Chapter 6 describe the conversation between Odd and Viola about her dream.

7. Why does Odd suggest to the chief of police that he had to chase Harlo rather than going to the police?

8. Describe Camp's End as it is explained in Chapter 9?

9. What does Odd tell the chief of police when asked about being a fry cook forever?

10. How does Odd describe the bodachs in Chapter 4?

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