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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 does Creeper's mother die?

2. What does the captain point at Creeper at first?

3. What does Creeper hope they are done with in time for her to do?

4. Who does Creeper come to the bordello to find?

5. What does Creeper compare the captain's face to in the end of Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Creeper sometimes dress like a boy?

2. Who startles Creeper in Part I?

3. What did Creeper's mother Rose used to do for a living?

4. Why does Creeper go to Madame Diouf's in Part II?

5. What connection did Ann-Marie once have with Creeper's mother?

6. How did Creeper's father die?

7. What does Creeper hear men in her alcove discussing?

8. Who built Les Grand Murs and why?

9. Why is Creeper called Creeper?

10. Why does Creeper feel at home at Sha Rouj?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Clark treat the topic of survival in relation to Creeper? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What important information does the reader learn about Clark from the "Acknowledgements," and why do you think it is important or valuable for readers to read this section of books? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the both real and fantastical parts of American history that Clark weaves into this narrative? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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