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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. Where does Jeremy meet Stephanie to discuss Sarah Jane's returned videos?

2. What is in the picture Sarah Jane shows Lisa Sample?

3. Who does Ezra live with?

4. Who does Steve claim to see in a clip from the movie that he watches with Jeremy and Shauna after dinner?

5. What advice does Stephanie give to Jeremy during their meeting in Part One, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sarah Jane respond to the videos after she views them?

2. In Steve's final paragraph in his journal, how is it both tender and full of fear?

3. What reasons does Jeremy have for driving home from work in the evening instead of letting his boss, Sarah Jane, close the store for him?

4. In Part One, Chapter 11, what is unusual and scary to Steve about the added scene in "Blue Chips?"

5. In Part One, Chapter 6, what version of events does the narrator say happened, even though the novel says that Sarah Jane tells Jeremy a different story?

6. How do you know that Jeremy is curious about Sarah Jane and the videos? What conversation does he have with Stephanie to prove this?

7. What is an alternate version to how Jeremy's life unfolds if he does not pursue investigating the added scenes to the videos?

8. What motives does Jeremy have to speak with Sarah Jane about possibly taking another job?

9. How is the first added scene of the movie "Targets" described? Why is it odd?

10. Why does Jeremy act casually about Steve having a new girlfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative ends with Emily Pratt developing some of her photographs from Iowa in the cellar darkroom. She muses, "Still, when she [Emily] considered her best shot from that morning...she wondered what she'd already missed, what had gone missing from Iowa before she ever got there. There is no way knowing" (214). Emily's character does not know the story of Lisa Sample, but yet her words connect to the development and interactions of all characters in a previous time. Once again, the themes of loss, loss of memory, loss of knowledge, or loss of understanding are related from a character who has not been a part of the plot. How does this quote relate to the emotions and actions of other characters? Choose two to three characters to examine through the lens of this quote.

Essay Topic 2

In Part Two, Chapter 4, the pastor, Michael Christopher dispenses a metaphorical association between the literal and figurative nature of a Bible verse. This incident happens upon Irene's first visit to this new church. Christopher states, "There's a reason why Luke wants us to see this worker in the field, why Matthew says you don't go back for your clothes. It's not just that God doesn't mind if you're dirty...The dirt's a sign" (116-117). How is "being dirty" a good thing for human nature? What does Christopher expect from his congregation according to this elucidation? How does the quote affect the growth and conclusion of Irene's character?

Essay Topic 3

Part Three, Chapter 1 catalogues Ezra's car accident near Collins near Lisa Sample's farmhouse. Sarah Jane reacts peculiarly when Jeremy recounts how he found Ezra's car crashed on the side of the road. Sarah Jane insists they return the site, but does not tell Jeremy why. Why does Sarah Jane want to go back to the scene? What does Sarah Jane immediately do when they arrive at the site? How does Sarah Jane's behavior reflect her relationship with Lisa and Sarah Jane's need to revisit the scene?

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