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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 Esther think of Amanda when they first meet?

2. Where did Amanda get her familiar?

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

4. What does Amanda say she can help David become?

5. What does Amanda do when she first gets to the house to show she doesn't want to be there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What angers David during the first ordeal?

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

4. What does Jeff ask of David the first morning Amanda is in their home?

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

6. Why is Amanda so upset when she hears there are no cemeteries nearby?

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

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

9. What does Amanda say about her animals?

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

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

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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