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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 fictional character does Odd NOT have a picture of because he feels he identifies with them?

2. Why is it that Odd doesn't want to go into the Green Moon Lanes?

3. What does Odd say that Poltergeists are?

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

5. What does Odd notice when he is forced to touch Bob Robertson while moving Robertson out of the bathtub?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Odd explain that he doesn't gamble?

2. What does Shamus tell Odd about the card?

3. What does Odd find at the abandoned church when he goes there to hide Robertson's body?

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

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

6. What does Odd explain in Chapter 35 he now knows about Robertson that he hadn't understood earlier when he went to Robertson's house?

7. Explain what Odd decides to do after he finds Robertson's body in his bathroom.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Is it believable that the conspirators in the story were devil worshipers?

Part 2) Does the description given coincide with the preconceived notion you already have about the behavior of what Satanic servants would be? Explain in what ways the author used any unique ideas in this description.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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