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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 is the towel next to Charlie at the beginning of the book soaked in?

2. What does Charlie think about as he is running down the hall?

3. How many men follow Charlie where he hides from hunter?

4. Why is Charlie so weak as he runs away from the truck?

5. What does Alex say is the worst part of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men in the strange room plan to kill Charlie?

2. What does Charlie see when he wakes up at the beginning of the book?

3. What warning does Alex give Charlie before he leaves the car?

4. What unpleasant surprise did Charlie find after leaving the dojo on the last day he remembers?

5. What does Charlie hear men talking about near the sinkhole?

6. Why is Charlie so disappointed when he comes to the sinkhole?

7. How did Charlie's demonstration get off to a bad start?

8. What is Charlie's plan once he frees himself from the chair?

9. What did Beth do the last time Charlie saw her?

10. What secret does Charlie tell Mike on his last day of normalcy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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