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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. Where did Amanda get her familiar?

2. Why does David reset an alarm clock before the first ordeal?

3. What injury does Amanda say she caused with her powers?

4. What does Esther do too much of when she meets Amanda?

5. What has to be avoided in the first ordeal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is David so good at helping around the house?

3. How does Amanda get the younger children to help weed the garden?

4. What is the first ordeal?

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

6. What does Amanda try to always be to keep up her appearance?

7. Why is David seen as so mature for his age?

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

9. What angers David during the first ordeal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Golanski is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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

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

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