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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 Stormy say that the gypsy inside the machine did after giving Stormy and Odd their card stating they were destined to be together forever?

2. What does Shamus say was found in the freezer of a practicing satanist he knew who claimed to have hated his mother?

3. In chapter thirty-six what does Odd say he doesn't trust Robertson to do?

4. What did the young man behind the wheel of the truck die from when his truck struck the six-year-old English boy?

5. What does Odd realize after looking at Robertson's body more closely?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Odd goes back to Robertson's house looking for a clue as to who is Robertson's partner?

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

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

4. Explain what happens in Chapter 52 when Odd goes to see his mother.

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

6. Explain what Odd does with the body and his reasoning behind it.

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

8. What happens when Odd goes to see Viola in Chapter 25 and is continued in Chapter 26?

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

10. Describe the scene when Odd goes to see his father.

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

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 3

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?

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