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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. In chapter thirteen what does Odd realize that the black room is actually used as by Fungus Man?

2. Where do Stormy and Odd eat in Chapter 18?

3. What does Odd NOT reply when Harlo asks how Odd is doing?

4. What do the cops find in Harlo's wallet when he is taken away by police?

5. What does Odd find while looking at Robertson's bank statements?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Granny Sugars described in Chapter 1?

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

Odd is recounting these events in his own memoirs.

Part 1) Given the way that Odd is talking while writing the memoirs and the way he spoke before is there any indication to show a great change that he himself seems to sense? Explain.

Part 2) Ozzie tells Odd to keep the mood light. What is the purpose of Ozzie telling Odd this?

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

Part 1) Speculate on the significance of the gypsy doll that gave Odd and Stormy their fortune.

Part 2) Why was this spoken of so often?

Part 3) How does the reader's perception of the fortune change after the death of Stormy?

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