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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 the name given to the man-made lake outside the city limits of Pico Mundo mean?

2. What does Odd describe the way that Stormy views this life?

3. What does Odd hear when he puts the shell to his ear that Penny Kallisto gives him?

4. How did Stormy's parents die?

5. What does Odd say about the connection between him and Stormy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Odd describe the relationship between him and Stormy in Chapter 1?

2. Describe the confrontation between Odd and Harlo in Chapter 1.

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

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

5. Describe the scene in chapter fifteen when Odd goes to find Ozzie's cow has been blown up.

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

7. What does Odd find in Robertson's study in Chapter 13?

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

9. What condition is Fungus Man's house in when Odd enters it in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Is it believable that the conspirators in the story were devil worshipers?

Part 2) Does the description given coincide with the preconceived notion you already have about the behavior of what Satanic servants would be? Explain in what ways the author used any unique ideas in this description.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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