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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 Jam tell Pet in Chapter 4?

2. What does Jam often do with Redemption?

3. What books did Jam's mother used to read to her at bedtime?

4. How many other times has one of Bitter's paintings come to life?

5. Who got rid of Jam's town's monsters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Jam start to feel more separate from her parents in Chapter 4?

2. What does Pet want to do in Chapter 3 that Jam is absolutely against?

3. What does Pet tell Jam he has come out of the painting for in Chapter 3?

4. What are some of the things Jam and her family did during her gender transition?

5. What were some of Lucille's problems before they were corrected?

6. Who has taught Redemption about fighting?

7. What is one main way that Jam's father, Aloe, demonstrates his love and care for her?

8. How do Aloe and Bitter react to seeing Pet for the first time?

9. What does Jam first think of Pet when it emerges from the painting?

10. Where does Pet say the monster it is looking for is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Pet's relationship and attitude to "the hunt?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do Redemption's parents react to his entreaties to them to help Moss? Why does their reaction so anger and disappoint Redemption? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jam decide not to tell Redemption that Pet said the monster is in his house? How does Redemption find out the monster is in his house? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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