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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. Who takes Tiffany to the hospital?

2. How much money per month does Holloway charge Katherine for rent?

3. What has Ken left for Katherine on the kitchen table in her house?

4. How old is Levi's daughter?

5. What is the name of the man who died on the riverbank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Johnny's response to Hunt when questioned about whether Levi is the man Johnny saw on the bridge?

2. For what reason is Levi largely suspected in the abductions?

3. What has happened to Katherine since the disappearances of her daughter and husband?

4. Who is Johnny's "Uncle" Steve?

5. What are some of the traumatic events that have occurred that make Johnny Merrimon a troubled boy?

6. What does Johnny do when Ken muscles him out of putting his mother to bed when returning home from the riverbank crime scene?

7. How does Levi come to be injured in the woods?

8. How does the author reveal that Johnny has broken another window in Ken's home?

9. Who is the giant monster who stops Johnny from running?

10. Why does Johnny refuse to pray with his mother when she asks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Katherine and her relationships to her son and her lover. What has led to Katherine’s struggles with alcohol and drug abuse? How does this abuse affect her son? How does it affect her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of The Last Child. Whose perspective does the narrative focus on? Is the narrator limited or omniscient? Is the story related in the present tense or past tense? Why are each of these choices significant?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Johnny. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

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