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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 were the clergy of the Church of the Whispering Comet convicted of?

2. What does Odd hear in chapter forty-eight that causes him to worry?

3. What does Odd see when the female ghost in chapter thirty-eight unfolds her arms?

4. What does Viola explain she has planned for August 15?

5. Who does Odd realize has the same tattoo as Robertson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rosalia say happened before Odd comes to check in on her in Chapter 44?

2. What conversation does Odd and Stormy have in Chapter 45?

3. When Odd's mother comes out of the house what does she tell Odd?

4. What happens when Odd arrives at the mall in Chapters 57 and 58?

5. Describe what Odd finds when he returns to his apartment after leaving Stormy's.

6. What does Odd find when he reexamines Robertson's body?

7. What does Odd suspect about Cymry?

8. What does Karla say happened before the chief was shot?

9. What do Stormy and Odd talk about in Chapter 27 when she tells Odd she is in a hurry to get married?

10. Describe the scene in Chapter 29 where Stormy tells Odd that she is ready for him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eckles, Vanders, Robertson and Gosset were the conspirators in the story.

Part 1) Is there any indication in the story as to who the leader of the group may have been?

Part 2) What does it indicate about Eckles and Vanders that they were police and so many people seem to trust them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Odd seems to have no grand ambitions in the story.

Part 1) Why does Odd not give thought to starting up some business even if only in his small town? Does this indicate anything about Odd's personality?

Part 2) Is there a possibility that Odd wants to go to work at the tire shop because of the ghost that seems to be stuck there? Explain.

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