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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 tell Ozzie to do after Odd is out of the house?

2. In Chapter 13 who does Odd recognize in one of the pictures in Fungus Man's study?

3. How did Stormy's parents die?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Granny Sugars described in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Odd tell the chief of police when asked about being a fry cook forever?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Take a closer look at the dark room.

Part 1) What was the role that the dark room provided in the story?

Part 2) Why was Odd not hurt while in the dark room?

Part 3) Is it possible that the dark room will be seen again in other stories in this series? Explain your answer.

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