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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 Frank hear in the wind?

2. What does Bobby want Julie to do to help with his feelings of uneasiness?

3. How does Candy capture his prey?

4. Which word best describes Frank's reaction at the content of the bag?

5. What does Frank carry with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Candy doing when he leaves his house and what part is he doing to please his mother?

2. How does Frank feel in Chapter eleven and what doe she do because of this feeling?

3. What do the police find while searching for Rasmussen?

4. What leads Bobby to tell Julie about his fears and how does she respond?

5. How does Bobby's dream about Julie change from the start where it is the ideal life in their new home?

6. How does Frank try to rationalize his inability to sleep and then what does he eventually admit is the true reason for this inability?

7. What does Frank find when he wakes up in the car?

8. What does Frank find as he does a complete search of the bag he has been carrying?

9. After Bobby and Julie make love, what sudden feeling does Bobby get and how does he respond to this feeling?

10. Why does Frank want to leave the alleyway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways were disabilities used in the novel? Were they positively or negatively depicted? Support your answer with specific examples from the reading.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters truly seem to be pure of heart throughout the novel? Which ones seem to be selfishly driven? What theme does this seem to represent? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author develop various characters throughout the novel? Are these positive outlooks? What character portrayals conflict with each other? How?

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