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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 Johnny see in the front yard of his house when he arrives in Chapter 53?

2. Johnny is placed in foster care for how long?

3. The firefighters find an old bicycle and what in the mine in Chapter 57?

4. Who kills Holloway?

5. What is shown lodged in Levi's intestines on an autopsy x-ray?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Levi learned of his daughter's death and what did God tell him to do?

2. What does Johnny help Levi do while he waits to ask him what David Wilson may have told him about the missing girl?

3. How is the scene described at Meechum’s house when Hunt and Yoakum enter?

4. What do the firefighters find in the mine shaft?

5. Describe the encounter between Officer Taylor and the traumatized young woman at Ken Holloway's house. Why is the woman traumatized?

6. What explanation do the firefighters give for the death of the girl in the mine shaft?

7. Describe the scene in which Johnny returns home to find his mother abused by Holloway. How does Holloway die?

8. Why did Officer Cross forbid anyone to speak of Alyssa's death?

9. Why does Levi say he carried his daughter's coffin to the remote spot in the woods?

10. Why does Yoakum think that Hunt's involvement in the Merrimon case be harmful for several reasons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Levi Freemantle. What are Levi’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in the novel? Does he achieve his objectives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Last Child is a classic mystery story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of good vs. evil. Identify at least two characters that embody both good and evil and then cite an example to support your answers. How are the concepts of good and evil questioned in the course of the story?

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