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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 notice about the sounds in Fungus Man's house?

2. How many children does Rosalia have?

3. Who does Odd go to see after leaving Robertson's house?

4. What are 'cardiac shingles' that are ordered in Chapter 5?

5. What does Odd tell the chief happens to people when they die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Camp's End as it is explained in Chapter 9?

6. What does Odd believe the black room to be after he first encounters it?

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

8. How is Granny Sugars described in Chapter 1?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the bodachs.

Part 1) Is it believable that the bodachs manipulated Odd in order to help the satan worshipers carry out their plans for muder? Explain your reasoning.

Part 2) Since all four characters involved in the shooting and Robertson moved to Pico Mundo in order to commit this crime it is possible that the bodachs somehow lead the men here in order to get to Odd? Explain your answer.

Part 3) Did the bodachs get between Odd and Varner knowing that it will limit Odd's view of Varner? Explain.

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

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.

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