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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. As Sigsby and Stackhouse watch security footage in Section V, Chapter 15, what is Avery doing during the conversation with Luke and Maureen?

2. To Luke's surprise, who believes his story in Section VII, Chapter 2?

3. During Kalisha's dream in Section VIII, Chapter 4, what do the callers each say?

4. In Section VII, Chapter 25, what is Luke's reaction to seeing the inside of Ward A?

5. In Section VII, Chapter 9, Avery enlists the telepathic power of the others to help whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dream does Kalisha have in Section VIII, Chapter 4?

2. What movie are the children shown in Section VII, Chapter 13? What is the ultimate outcome of this film, according to Kalisha?

3. What has changed about Avery in Section VII, Chapter 7? What has brought about this change?

4. What is the result of the gunfight in Section VIII, Chapter 37?

5. What is BDNF, as explained in Section VI, Chapter 1? What does it mean for the Institute?

6. What demands does Luke make of Stackhouse in Section VIII, Chapter 6?

7. What does Mrs. Sigsby notice about the Institute in Section VI, Chapter 4?

8. What happens to the children in Back Half at the end of Section VII?

9. Section V, Chapter 1, how does Luke change after learning his parents are gone? What are the results of this change?

10. What instructions does Stackhouse give Gladys in Section VIII, Chapter 39?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the novel, the narrator states, “Great events turn on small hinges” (9). Explain how this idea is essential to the novel as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using an omniscient perspective. How does viewing the action through the eyes of an omniscient narrator affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one perspective?

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