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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 is another way of saying "The Dead City"?

2. What docks at the top of Les Grand Murs?

3. What does Creeper recognize in the captain?

4. What does the captain think Creeper is at first?

5. Why is the captain angry at Creeper from the night before when they meet near the telegraph station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Creeper's father die?

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

4. What does Madame Diouf encourage Creeper to do that she does not want to do?

5. Who startles Creeper in Part I?

6. What does Creeper hope to trade her information with Ann-Marie in exchange for?

7. What is New Orleans like during "Maddi gra"?

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

9. How does Creeper know where the Haitian scientist is?

10. What does Creeper realize she and Ann-Marie have in common?

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

How does Clark describe Creeper's independence and survival instincts? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Clark treat the subject of homosexuality throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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