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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 Amanda have planned for the day after the initiation?

2. How does David feel before the initiation?

3. What makes the initiation most interesting?

4. What does Amanda teach David about after Mr. Golanski leaves?

5. What causes Amanda to ask Mr. Golanski so many questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Molly say before leaving the house that hurts Amanda's feelings?

2. What causes Tesser to sleep in Molly's bed?

3. What is the main challenge of the ordeal about the wooden floors?

4. What does the flashlight on the staircase indicate?

5. How does David feel when Mr. Golanski comes to the house?

6. What makes David angry during the initiation?

7. What does Amanda do that bothers Mr. Golanksi?

8. What injury of Amanda's makes her suspicious in David's eyes?

9. What does David choose to do after the milk jug is broken?

10. How does Molly respond to all the talk about a poltergeist?

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

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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