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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 Odd see in Chapter 14 before he leaves Robertson's house?

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

3. What does Odd say might happen if the bodachs knew he could see them?

4. Although Terri is old enough to be Odd's mother what does Odd say she is not enough of to be his mother?

5. What does Odd say bodachs seem to feed on and attracts them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter one how does Odd describe what he is after he has confronted Harlo?

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

3. Describe the conversation that Odd and the chief have in Chapter 20 after Stormy and Odd leave the church.

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

5. Describe the places in which Odd has seen the bodachs, or expects he would have seen them, as he explains in Chapter 5.

6. Describe what Odd feels when he watches the Fugus Man at Stormy's ice cream shop?

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

8. Describe what happens when Odd steps into the black room.

9. In chapter fourteen what does the chief tell Odd that they have found out about Robertson?

10. How does Odd say he has simplified his life and why as it is described in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Elvis's character.

Part 1) What is Elvis's role in the story?

Part 2) Is it significant that events that were to take place were between Elvis's death anniversary and the anniversary of his mother's death? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

This story is the first in the series.

Part 1) Which of the subplots in the story will be continued over to the next in the series?

Part 2) Which of the characters in the story seem to be characters that the author would want to use again in the series? Which of the characters will most likely not bee seen again in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Stormy.

Part 1) Why is it that Stormy refuses to stay home from work even though she has been very worried about Odd?

Part 2) Is there any indication that Stormy may regret her choice?

Part 3) What does it say about Stormy that she was willing to get a tattoo so that she and Odd had matching birthmarks?

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