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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 say is the tallest building in Pico Mundo?

2. What does Odd tell Viola will happen to her?

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

4. What does Odd hit Harlo with while Harlo is holding the little boy by the left foot?

5. What does Odd say you hear if you hold a seashell up to your ear which was found while excavating for a new subdivision in Pico Mundo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Granny Sugars described in Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What does the chief of police tell Odd about what to say about Harlo and the chase?

6. What does Stormy and Odd talk about when he first tells her about breaking into Robertson's house?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What is one of the major themes in this story? In what ways is this theme shown? Could this be a theme for other books in this series?

Part 2) When Odd alludes to what is going to happen later in the story does this seem to be the same as foreshadowing? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Odd has dreams when he sleeps.

Part 1) Speculate on how it would effect a person to dream of people dying when you were a child.

Part 2) Does it seem more likely that Odd inherited this gift/curse, like his supposed aunt Cymry, or that it was a result of the trauma experienced at the hands of his mother?

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