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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 do both of the fake IDs Frank has have in common?

2. Why is Hal staying with Frank?

3. Which of the following words best describes how Derek feels about Thomas's warnings?

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

5. What is Chen's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What special gift do Violet and Verbina share?

4. What is Thomas's biggest fear?

5. What happened to Mrs. Farris, her daughters, and her brother?

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

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

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

9. What has changed about Frank according to Hal and what steps do the Dakotas take to protect Frank?

10. 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?

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

If you were Frank how would you have reacted to the situation? Would you have done what he did at the end? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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