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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jackson say bought weed from Venery in Chapter 13?
(a) Lyle.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jason.
(d) Pat.

2. By what name does Jackson tell Edgar he should go by for a while in Chapter 9?
(a) Joe.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jim.
(d) Roger.

3. What word from Chapter 13 refers to writings of the lives of saints?
(a) Agrophophies.
(b) Hagiographies.
(c) Epistularies.
(d) Saintographies.

4. What does Sonja make for herself to eat at her parents' house in Chapter 15?
(a) A bowl of soup.
(b) A salad.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Cereal.

5. Who calls Sonja while she sits at the marina in Chapter 11?
(a) Wyatt.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Wyatt ask Ernest to play with him in Chapter 10?

2. What kind of bird lands in Sonja's yard and watches her in Chapter 11?

3. What is the man begging with no legs in the street shouting to beware of in Chapter 9?

4. What is the Cherokee word for bird?

5. Where is the boy transported after being pulled into the land by the snake in Wyatt's story in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edgar dream of in the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. How does Edgar describe the atmosphere of the Darkening Land in Chapter 9?

3. What does Venery say about Jim Thorpe in Chapter 9? Why is this significant?

4. Why does Jackson want Edgar to pose for him in Chapter 9?

5. What is Sonja's dream about and what does it foreshadow in Chapter 15?

6. What is the significance of ringing in one's ears in the novel?

7. How would you describe Sonja's date with Vin in Chapter 11?

8. How does Wyatt fit in when he goes to the shelter with Maria in Chapter 14?

9. What does coughing represent in the Darkening Land?

10. Who do Sonja and her parents encounter on their walk in Chapter 15?

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