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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. Where does Gabe keep all his information about the animals he tracks?

2. What is the name of the town psychiatrist?

3. What property does the Sheriff insist no one search while looking for Mikey?

4. Where does Estelle go instead of going to her support group?

5. Which of the following hardware store employees is eaten alive by the trailer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Molly treated when she enters the hardware store to run a few errands?

2. Who saves Theo from the Sheriff's attack?

3. How does Molly spend her day while out running errands?

4. What does Molly purchase at the pharmacy?

5. What is Val's reaction to the news of Bess Leander's suicide?

6. Where does Catfish take Estelle on their first date?

7. What happens to Theo at the end of the novel?

8. What solution does Molly have for Steve's excessive hunger for humans?

9. How does Gabe react when he realizes some of his rats are missing?

10. Why does Mavis offer to protect Val?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are two major settings for the people of Pine Cove - The HP Cafe, and the Slug's Head Saloon. First, describe each of these settings in detail. Then, explain why these settings are so important to the novel as a whole, and give at least one example of a plot changing event that happened in these settings. Finally, explain which place you think is most important to Pine Cove as a whole, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Friendship and trust become important elements during the investigations that take place in this novel. First, explain who you believe is the most trustworthy character in the novel, and give at least two examples for times when this character proved their trustworthiness. Then, compare / contrast that to the character you believe to be the least trustworthy character in the novel. Give at least two examples of times when this character proved their untrustworthiness.

Essay Topic 3

Steve has an unusual appetite that he spends the majority of the novel trying to satiate. What is Steve's main food source? How does he get this food? Which characters know the truth about Steve's eating habits, and how do they react to his hunger? In the end, is Steve's bizarre appetite a help or a hindrance to Pine Cove as they try to get back on their feet? How can you tell?

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