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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. Jake runs out of which room in Chapter 18, yelling that he hates his father, Tom?
2. What event occurs that prevents the girl in the checked blue-and-white dress from clarifying the meaning of the rhyme she told to Jake?
3. Which character cries as a result of Jake's warning about a certain entity taking the children in the classroom?
4. What is the name of the previous owner of the house in Featherbank where Jake and Tom move?
5. How long has it been since Tom wrote anything, as revealed in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What development causes Pete to tell Amanda that there is likely a break in the Neil Spencer case coming up?
2. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?
3. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?
4. What mysterious elements are included in the prologue of the novel? Discuss one that is explained within the first seven chapters.
5. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?
6. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?
7. What symbolism does Tom see within the name Featherbank?
8. What piece of information does Mrs. Spencer remember and tell Amanda that causes Amanda to race to meet with Colin, her superior?
9. What does Jake do when Tom asks if he wants to say goodbye at the end of Chapter 4?
10. What aspect of Jake's drawing bothers Tom in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss North’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Whisper Man.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss North’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Whisper Man.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss North’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Whisper Man.
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