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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 Candy swear to doing in regard to Frank?

2. What does Frank ask of Hal?

3. What does Derek promise to do if Thomas tells him the Bad Thing is coming?

4. What happened to the James Roman's family and his house?

5. How do Bobby and Frank try to trace Frank's identity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thomas's biggest fear?

2. What does Thomas know about the Bad Thing and what does he do when he senses it close?

3. Where do Frank and Bobby stop after they jump from place to place trying to stay away from Candy and what does Bobby come to see and realize about this place?

4. What promise does Dr. Manfred make to Clint?

5. How does Thomas feel about death and why does he feel this way?

6. What special gift do Violet and Verbina share?

7. What do the Phans tell Bobby and Julie about George Farris?

8. What is odd about Frank's clothing after he teleports?

9. What realization does Frank come to based on how he feels after teleporting in the hospital?

10. What happens to Violet as she goes into the mind of the squirrel while Candy is biting into it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways did the author foreshadow events throughout the novel? Was the foreshadowing effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters in the novel were portrayed as victims? Do you agree with this portrayal? Which characters do you believe were truly not victims and made their own decisions? On what do you base this assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Did Bobby and Julie choose a wise course of action when they decided to help Frank? Why do you feel this way?

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