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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. Who dies of occult like circumstances in "The Intruder?"

2. What is the author's search for Pachita representative of?

3. What type of neighborhood does Johanna live in as a child?

4. Where is Chapel Hill?

5. What does Johanna become very skilled in by working with Mind Control?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to be the real truth concerning Pachita's work?

2. As the book begins, what business is the author undertaking?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, why is Dr. Carlos angry with Tom?

4. What did Johanna rely on while being attacked by other school children?

5. Who does Johanna become very close to as a young girl?

6. As a young student, Johanna tampers with a Ouija Board. What does she believe about the board?

7. What does the first chapter serve as for the rest of the book?

8. What does the author seem to be searching for at the beginning of the novel?

9. Who else does Johanna meet and become fast friends with?

10. From an early age, what often distracted and bothered Johanna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Explain the Mind Control program.

2. Who runs the program and what characters are vital to the organizations?

3. Discuss the dual nature of the name "Mind Control."

4. Does the name of the group lead the reader to assume they have other interests than helping humanity?

Essay Topic 2

The author works relentlessly to establish a theme of darkness throughout the novel.

1. Discuss three occasions where the theme is most intensely carried on the plot and descriptions of events.

2. How does a theme of darkness and deception help the author prove her stance on occult-like practices?

Essay Topic 3

1. Compare the author's birth parents to Os Guinness and Shelia Bird.

2. How do the two couples impact Johanna's life?

3. How does accepting Os and Shelia into her life, forever change Johanna's relationship with her parents?

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