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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 does David put his food in on the day of the first ordeal?

2. What does David say is the only thing he can count on Amanda for?

3. How does Amanda speak when she talks about her animals?

4. Where did Amanda get her familiar?

5. Why id Amanda disappointed that there are no nearby cemeteries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blair tell David about Rolor, and what does this indicate?

2. How is David motivated by his mother with his situation with Amanda?

3. What is the second ordeal?

4. What angers David during the first ordeal?

5. What happens after David and Amanda speak in the garage?

6. What does Amanda realize about the Stanley children when she tests them?

7. What does Amanda say about her animals?

8. What does Blair say about Amanda, and why is this so surprising?

9. What caused Jeff to get rid of his strange collection?

10. Who is Amanda's favorite new sibling, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened during the seance, and how did this change Amanda's ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

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