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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 happens when the scientists from the Army Corps of Engineers arrive in Comtosook?

2. What falls out of the sky and hits Ross' leg one night?

3. What is making the death certificates of Cissy Pike and her baby stick together?

4. What kind of picture does Ross carry in his wallet?

5. What job does Az have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Abenaki lose their land?

2. What is the first time that rose petals are introduced in the story?

3. In Ross's experience, when a parent loses a child, why do they call a ghost hunter?

4. On Meredith's awful blind date, how does she finally get rid of the guy?

5. What, according to Spencer's lectures, does he believe about African Americans?

6. Why did Gray Wolf kill a man?

7. What does Az see that he thinks is a firefly?

8. What does the medication do for Lucy when she sees her ghosts?

9. Why does Meredith believe that Lucy is psychotic?

10. What does Ross believe about his own power to die? Why does he carry these beliefs with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the love story of Shelby and Eli. How will the connection of these two people unite several families? How will this couple break barriers that still exist?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of suicide runs through the novel. Why, according to Ross, is suicide NOT an escape? What was he trying to do when he tried to kill himself?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Shelby's fascination with words. How does she use this as a cover to protect herself? How is it a sign of her loneliness?

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