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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. Why is Frank in the hospital?

2. What happened to the zipper on Frank's pants?

3. What does the creature Dr. Manfred examines eat?

4. How does Candy find Bobby, Julie and Frank?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lisa tell Bobby and Clint about the black sand and what suggestion does she give them?

2. What happens when Hal begins to hear flute-like music?

3. What is Chen's opinion of using the computer to trace the money Frank has?

4. What happens when Lisa asks Clint out on a date and how does she feel about his response?

5. How does Candy find Frank and Bobby?

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

7. What did Frank tell Bobby about the places he teleported him and how did Bobby respond?

8. What information do Dr. Manfred and his colleague share with Bobby and Clint about the insect he was to dissect?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Did Doc Fogarty behave appropriately? Why? What would you have done if you were the doctor?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the theme of hunter and prey was developed throughout the novel. In what ways was this theme overturned? In what ways was it successful?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways could this novel be classified as a horror novel? In what ways could it be classified as a fantasy novel? What genre would you label this novel? Why?

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