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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 is the first task Skip is given?

2. What does Nora begin her meeting by telling Goddard?

3. What does JPL stand for?

4. What is missing from Nora's home?

5. Where does Peter Holroyd meet Nora for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Sloane's arrival bothers Nora?

2. How does John tell them that a person becomes a witch?

3. What does Aragon tell the rest about the bones that were found in the crawlspace?

4. What incidents cause tensions to flare between Nora and Sloane?

5. Why does Nora ask that the expedition be kept a secret?

6. How does Skip suggest Nora find the road their father claims in his letter to have followed?

7. Why does Nora believe Smithback almost ruined everything, and as such, still harbor some resentment towards him?

8. Who does Nora meet in Chapter 12?

9. Why does Nora have a hard time with the one condition that Dr. Goddard imposes?

10. According to what Skip told the Detective, why hadn't Nora filed a report following her attack at the farmhouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are examples of forces of good and evil. What are they? Categorize first the good and then the evil, by name and by deed or many deeds. How do they balance out? How does that compare with real life and the forces of good and evil? (Use your own life as a gauge.)

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the life of a potherd hunter. Should someone in this field of study have a family or children? Is it natural for the family to resent the constant disappearances that this kind of work might involve? Could this be resolved by giving the family a more active role or including them in some of the expeditions? Could they be used as an educational or bonding tool?

Essay Topic 3

Black and Sloane both report the day's weather as being clear for the day when they have both witnessed evidence to the contrary. Each has different reasons for their omission. Explain them. Why is Sloane so determined to stay? What motivates Black's behavior? It is easy to see that neither is motivated solely by the desire to explore the Kiva, so what is the common factor that is behind their omission? (Nora is motivated by the same desire when she is determined to leave but each has different focal points)

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