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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 does Jeremy mean when he says he and his father eat at the dinner table, "like a family" (13)?

2. What do people usually say when they return videos to Video Hut according to the start of Part One, Chapter 1?

3. What metaphor does the narrator make about snakes to people on Page 62?

4. What is the name of the counselor that Steve sees after his wife dies?

5. What is one of the movies played in rotation at Video Hut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is puzzling about the fact that Jeremy's co-worker, Ezra, works at Video Hut?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What is the overall theme of the Quote that precedes the novel?

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

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

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

10. How does Lisa Sample answer Sarah Jane's questions about the farmhouse and the woman in the snapshot? What does Sarah Jane think after she leaves the farmhouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeremy and Stephanie meet at a restaurant to share their findings about Lisa Sample's farmhouse and how she might be involved in the editing of the videos. Jeremy and Stephanie do not agree on what they should do next as far as figuring out exactly what is happening. What are the differences of opinion between the two? What discoveries can you make about Lisa Sample's involvement in the video editing and why she may be editing the videos?

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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