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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. On one of the first mornings that Sarah Jane stays at Lisa's in Part One, Chapter 12, she sees a picture on the wall that has been personalized with a note: What does the note say?

2. What is the most insightful finding Jeremy makes about Sarah Jane's visit to Collins?

3. What does Jeremy see in the scene from, "She's All That" in Part One?

4. In Part One, what is the proven factor that justifies Sarah Jane's connection of the video's scenes?

5. What sport did Steve's girlfriend Shauna play in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Part One, Chapter 2, Jeremy describes the tone of winter. What specifically does he say about it? How is his description metaphorical?

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

3. What are Jeremy's excuses for not contacting the police after admitting the videos have similarities and are violent?

4. 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?

5. How does Jeremy feel about holiday conversations as described in Part One, Chapter 2?

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

7. How does Steve's date go with Shauna Kinzer? How does Jeremy feel about this new relationship?

8. In Part One, Chapter 3, why does Jeremy decide to watch the malfunctioning videos, even though he usually throws them away?

9. What are some reasons for why it is mysterious that Sarah Jane moves into Lisa's farmhouse?

10. In Part One, Chapter 7, the narrator provides reasons for why a person would live in a farmhouse. How does this description of setting connect to a greater theme?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part Three, Chapter 4 is set in the future and casts Jeremy as a worker who is rebuilding a shed. His co-worker is surprised that Jeremy knows so much about old sheds and how they are made. Jeremy's memories of being at Lisa Sample’s years before overtake him, and new discoveries are presented through this experience. What does Jeremy explain about his experience at Lisa's house? How do his understandings and revealings relate to Jeremy's growth and change of character from past to present?

Essay Topic 2

The videos with the added scenes are most critically scrutinized in Part One, Chapters 2-6. Jeremy, Stephanie, and Sarah Jane watch the videos and translate their contents in differing ways. How does each character feel about the added scenes? What specifically takes place in the videos that affect the characters' understanding of the purpose of the added scenes? What themes are brought to the surface from the substance of the videos? Provide particular quotes and descriptions of the videos to support your interpretations.

Essay Topic 3

Pages 148-149 eventually explain why Lisa Sample is editing videos and saving old ones. Sarah Jane asks Lisa why she feels the need to do these things. How does Lisa account for this bizarre hobby? What themes can you draw from this conversation? Provide quotes and examination to support your answer.

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