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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. How many pieces of gray cloth settle to the earth after Lettie completes the binding in Chapter 4?

2. What color is the worm that the narrator pulls out of his foot?

3. How does the narrator get rid of the worm he has pulled from his foot?

4. Where does Ellen Henderson live?

5. What color shirt is the narrator’s father wearing in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are narcissi and what are they named for?

2. Where does the narrator go while the police deal with the narrator’s father’s car and its contents in Chapter 2?

3. What items lead Lettie to the creature in Chapter 4?

4. Describe the narrator's dream in Chapter 3. What does the narrator discover when he wakes?

5. What does the narrator’s sister do every night before bed?

6. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Wollery? What are their positions in the narrator's household?

7. Why does the narrator let go of Lettie’s hand in Chapter 4?

8. Where did the narrator live growing up? At what point did his family move?

9. What does the narrator find when he examines his foot in Chapter 5?

10. Where does the narrator like to read on nice spring days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Lettie takes the narrator along when she goes to bind the creature that is causing problems. Why does Lettie take the narrator with her? What instructions does she give the narrator? Why does the narrator disobey? Is Lettie able to bind the creature?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator go for a drive in the Prologue? Where is he supposed to be? Why doesn’t he go there? How does his subconscious lead him to his destination?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrator's nature and his interests. How are these interests illustrated through his birthday gifts? Why doesn’t the narrator have a lot of friends? Who does he consider his friends?

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