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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 Melissa tell Michael in Chapter 13 that essentially ends their relationship?

2. How does Ria's voice sound different to Melissa in Chapter 13?

3. What does Alice tell Melissa to do about Michael?

4. What happened to Ethan the night Justin died?

5. What does Melissa see in the house that disturbs her in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michael react to seeing the things Melissa has put out to ward off the night things and to hearing her concerns about the house?

2. What two things happen to Ria immediately after Christmas that further deepen Melissa's suspicion that they are being haunted?

3. How are things between Melissa and Michael when they are on vacation in Chapter 12?

4. What momentous information is Stephanie waiting to tell Damian at the end of Chapter 14?

5. What professional move does Melissa attempt to make in Chapter 13?

6. What are Hazel and Melissa doing at the end of Chapter 15, and at the end of the novel?

7. In Chapter 11, what kind of a relationship do Ethan and Justin have?

8. What does Melissa tell Damian in Chapter 10 that she has never told anyone else before?

9. How does Melissa react when Michael tells her he has had an affair?

10. Where does Justin actually die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining what you think has happened to Melissa by the end of Chapter 13. Do you think her suspicions about the spirits and malevolent forces in the house are literally correct, or do you think something else is happening to cause her extreme distress?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the problems in Michael's and Melissa's relationship with the problems in Damian's and Stephanie's relationship.

Essay Topic 3

How important is race to Michael in the context of a romantic relationship? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

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