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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 Bryce resign himself to?

2. Why does Jennifer insist they stay?

3. Why is deputy Paul Henderson bored?

4. What do they find in the kitchen?

5. Where do they go next?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jennifer and Lisa go next and why?

2. What is perplexing about the situation in the bedroom of the gallery apartment?

3. What happens before the sisters leave the Oxley residence that scares and relieves Jenny at the same time?

4. What is different about the condition of the bodies in the bakery as opposed to everywhere else in town?

5. Bryce decides not to risk anyone else and goes back to the police station where the phone is now working. Who does he call and why?

6. What indicators prompt Jake to wait outside Gilmartin's Market for the Sheriff before entering?

7. What causes Frank to lash out at this point?

8. What has become of Fletcher Kale?

9. In what way do Jennifer and Lisa see the town differently as they arrive?

10. What is Lisa's analysis of the creature that attacks Stu Wargle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What names does the Ancient Enemy give itself? How does it communicate these names to the group? How does the Ancient Enemy view itself, and what is the direct conflict this creates with its opinion of God and religion in general? What does the Ancient Enemy tell Bryce about his family, and how is it likely to have obtained this personal information about him? Who is the group is deeply affected by the religious connotations involved?

Essay Topic 2

Of the handful of guests checked into the Inn, what is consistent with what the group finds when it investigates? What message is found on the mirror in one of the bathrooms? How is it important to the story overall? How does this message lead them to crucial answers to the question of what has happened in Snowfield? Who has those answers? What effect does this information have on his career and reputation before now?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Bryce Hammond? What is his significance to this story? How can his overall character be described? Who is his right hand man and what characteristics do they share? When Bryce is able to make a telephone call, what does he immediately request in the way of supplies, and what kind of manpower does he want to add? What team is called to assist them and who is in charge of this team? What is it's overall purpose and responsibility?

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