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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. How does Frank feel about being in the hospital?

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

4. Why does Doc Fogarty indicate he did not do something about the Pollard family?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What special gift do Violet and Verbina share?

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

4. How does Frank learn who he was and how does he feel when he learns the truth?

5. What does Candy wonder about as he lies in bed?

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

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

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

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

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

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 the character of Doc Fogarty. In what ways is this character in line with the traditional image of a doctor? In what ways does he contradict the traditional image of a doctor?

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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