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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 has Stephanie Parsons received her Master's in education?

2. How does Jeremy summarize his impression of family gatherings in Part One, Chapter 2?

3. What does Jeremy do after Sarah Jane stops showing up to work?

4. What is Sarah Jane's first conclusion after watching one of the video's unusual scenes in Part One, Chapter 5?

5. Who wants Sarah Jane to return to the videos, because it is time, in Part One, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeremy do after his father goes to sleep at the end of Part One, Chapter 4? Why does he do it?

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

3. Why does Jeremy think that his father, Steve, is truly fixing the gutter during the day when Jeremy returns home from work?

4. At the start of the novel, what is Jeremy's reaction when Stephanie Parson's returns a video?

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

6. Why is Jeremy hesitant to take the new job at Bob Veatch's company?

7. 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?

8. When Sarah Jane drives to Video Hut from Collins, why does she want to arrive first?

9. What metaphor does the narrator make about snakes in Part One, Chapter 10? How does this metaphor apply to greater themes in the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Lisa Sample's mother, Irene, has doubts about moving to Crescent with her new husband, Peter, at the start of Part Two, Chapter 1. Irene has a difficult time living away from her parents and making friends in this foreign setting. How do you know that Irene is not happy with their move? Why does Irene feel so homesick? What changes take place in Crescent that substantiate her despair?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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