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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. Who does Zane consult with in this chapter?

2. What kind of drawing does Molly show Zane and Luna at the carnival?

3. On what continent do Luan and Zane kiss?

4. What music does Satan offer to play for Zane?

5. Who does Satan accuse of not paying attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zane find out that Satan has scheduled Luna's death?

2. How does Zane fly over the swamp?

3. What does Molly say she noticed while in heaven?

4. What does Nature tell Zane about the people he encountered on the way to her house?

5. What agreement does Zane make with Satan in Chapter 11?

6. What do Zane and Luna do at the carnival?

7. What does the story about Wilda say about empathy?

8. How does Zane deal with the brutish chef?

9. What is the story Zane tells about Wilda?

10. How does Zane save himself from suffocation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

The author wrote ON A PALE HORSE in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of Anthony's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Anthony's argument?

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