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

2. What was the black substance in the jar?

3. What does Frank ask of Hal?

4. What happened to the Farris family?

5. What thoughts does Thomas send to Bobby before he dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Candy find Frank and Bobby?

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

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

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

6. What is Thomas's biggest fear?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What part do animals play in this novel? How does the author justify the use of the animals throughout the novel? Do you think this is an appropriate justification? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of greed portrayed throughout the novel? Which characters were affected by their greed? Do you think this was a realistic portrayal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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