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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 the woman with the magic shoes die of?

2. Who has scheduled Luna's death?

3. Who seduced the ten-year-old boy?

4. How does Zane get across the lake in Chapter 8?

5. What kind of zoo do Zane and Molly visit in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chronos tell Zane about Luna in Chapter 9?

2. What does Satan offer Zane in Chapter 11?

3. How does Luna balance her soul in Chapter 10?

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

5. What is Satan and God's opinion on World War Three?

6. How do the Irish litterers suffer in hell?

7. How does the woman with the dancing shoes die in Chapter 8?

8. Why is the little girl afraid of sleeping?

9. What does Satan tell Zane when he appears on Zane's TV?

10. How do Nature and Zane prove their powers to each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Anthony's novel tackle 1980s issues? How important is it for even fantasy books to examine issues relevant to the time period?

Essay Topic 2

What does Anthony say about the need for compassion? How does he use the main characters and setting to express his view?

Essay Topic 3

What religious and mythological figures does Anthony represent in the novel? How true does Anthony representation stay to the original myth?

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