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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 Ozzie do each time that Odd leaves?

2. In Chapter 1 what does Odd say is the altar at which most people worship?

3. What does Odd do after he sees himself enter the black room?

4. What else does Odd say draws the attention of the bodachs in addition to murders?

5. What does Odd notice about the house's temperature when inside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In chapter one how does Odd describe what he is after he has confronted Harlo?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ozzie, Terri and the chief all have a significant role in Odd's life.

Part 1) Compare these three characters and the place that they have in Odd's life.

Part 2) Terri is described as the mother figure and the chief is the father figure. What role does Ozzie seem to fall into?

Part 3) Speculate on the ways that Odd and Terri's relationship will change now that Odd has lost his love much like Terri did.

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

Discuss the chief's relationship with Odd.

Part 1) How is their relationship best described?

Part 2) What does it indicate that Odd is on the list of people to be allowed in when the chief is shot?

Part 3) What does the chief seem to indicate to Odd when questioning Odd about his future occupation after Odd helped to catch Harlo?

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