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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 long will Jeff be gone for work?

2. What does Tesser use at dinner on the day of the first ordeal?

3. What does Janie do that upsets Amanda?

4. What is on Amanda's forehead?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Amanda say about her animals?

5. How did Esther get her nickname?

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

7. What angers David during the first ordeal?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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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