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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 Terri offer to loan Odd to check out Fungus Man?

2. What does Odd speculate about what makes the room turn into the black room?

3. How many bodachs does Odd guess is surrounding the Fungus Man after he leaves the diner in Chapter 5?

4. Why does Odd say that the dead don't talk?

5. In Chapter 10 what does Odd say he would have said if he had been able to talk to the other him standing in the doorway of the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Fungus Man as Odd sees him in Chapter 5.

2. How is Granny Sugars described in Chapter 1?

3. How does Odd describe the connection between Elvis and Terri in Chapter 6?

4. What does Mrs. Sanchez think has happened to her family?

5. What does Odd notice about the differences between the study and the rest of Robertson's house?

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

7. When Odd first sees Harlo how is Harlo's past described?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following to write a short essay about.

Part 1) If you had been odd upon arriving at your home and finding a dead body what would you have done?

Part 2) When you realized that the shooter was going to be at the mall and that there were more than one what would you have done?

Part 3) What would your reaction have been to the black room in Robertson's home? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Odd seems to have no grand ambitions in the story.

Part 1) Why does Odd not give thought to starting up some business even if only in his small town? Does this indicate anything about Odd's personality?

Part 2) Is there a possibility that Odd wants to go to work at the tire shop because of the ghost that seems to be stuck there? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Odd Thomas to his parents.

Part 1) How do they differ? Is there any indication that he is anything like them? Explain.

Part 2) Is there any indication that either of his parents care for him? Explain your answer.

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