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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. What beginning statement(s) does Steve finally write in his journal in Part One, Chapter 9?

3. Who does Jeremy's father, Steve, have dinner with at Spaghetti Works in Des Moines?

4. What is so strange about Ezra's, Jeremy's co-worker at Video Hut, car accident?

5. Why does Sarah Jane tell Jeremy that she should have called him and let him come to work late according to Part One, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sarah Jane go to the farmhouse in Collins after viewing the videos? How does Sarah Jane know how to locate the farmhouse?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Stephanie come to the conclusion that both edited scenes in "Target" and "She's All That" are from the same place?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Part Four, Chapters 1-3 catapults the narrative forward to the lives of the Pratts, as they move into Lisa Sample's old farmhouse. The two children, James and Abby, find a vehicle containing Lisa's old videos. They fight over the content, titles, and reasons for the making of the videos. How do James' and Abby's opinions differ? What new discoveries can be made about the videos' content, titles, and possible reasons for why the videos were made using past information?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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