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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 gift do Violet and Verbina have?

2. Where do they find the missing parts of the metal zipper?

3. What kind of blood is the blood that was on Frank's shirt?

4. Why do Julie and Bobby plan on spending the night on the road?

5. What does Clint tell the doctor is dependent on the client's wishes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What experience do Violet and Verbina have with the hawk and how do they share this experience?

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

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

5. What pledge does Candy make while he is at his mother's grave?

6. What is Thomas's biggest fear?

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

8. How does Violet react to her brother's anger directed to her?

9. What doe Bobby and Julie think may have happened to the Roman Family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In what way were differences in people described throughout the novel? Were these descriptions positive or negative? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Frank feel that he had no value or purpose in life? Do you agree with his beliefs? In the end, was Frank correct or incorrect? Why do you think this way?

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