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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 kind of dog is Hannibal?

2. Who answers the phone when Johnny calls 911?

3. What movie does Seth watch over and over again?

4. Who sees the hurt in Ellie's eyes when her parents show their unconditional love for Ralph?

5. What is Gary drinking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kimberley react when the girls tell her Cary has been shot?

2. What does the yellow van do to Mary's car?

3. Why does Brad Josephson insist on going back home?

4. With what are the walls of the veterinarian's house decorated?

5. Describe Audrey's tone in her letter to Janice.

6. What is strange about the way the Carver children react to their father's death?

7. What strange situation does Audrey tell Janice about in her letter?

8. What three resolutions did Collie make to himself the morning of the shootings?

9. What does Cary imagine about Collier?

10. Describe the Dream Floater.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the MotoKops in the novel. Are they good or evil?

Essay Topic 2

Who or what is Tak? How does he come to be in possession of Seth?

Essay Topic 3

Trace the theme of good versus evil through the novel.

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