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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. Where are Stormy and Odd going into at the beginning of Chapter 22?

2. What does Shamus call Odd?

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

4. What does Odd say is one reason that his grandmother didn't intervene on his behalf when he was little?

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

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. How does Odd explain that Terri's interest in Elvis and her dead husband are connected?

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

4. What does Shamus tell Odd about the card?

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

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

7. What does Odd suspect about Cymry?

8. Why does Odd explain that he is feeling guilty about Bob Robertson's death?

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

10. Explain what happens in Chapter 42 when Odd hands the strange card from Robertson to the nurse at the hospital.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Take a closer look at the dark room.

Part 1) What was the role that the dark room provided in the story?

Part 2) Why was Odd not hurt while in the dark room?

Part 3) Is it possible that the dark room will be seen again in other stories in this series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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