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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 state that he wants Steve's girlfriend to do?

2. What is one piece of information Sara Jane does not provide to Jeremy and Ezra after meeting Lisa Sample?

3. What movie does Shauna say is an example of how people can edit and change things to make them seem more real?

4. When Jeremy opens Video Hut, what does he have to do first?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sarah Jane lie to Jeremy about her trip to Collins?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Jeremy's life in Part One, Chapters 1-2. Examine his daily activities are and how he feels about his life's trajectory. Why does the author choose to start the novel off by focusing the humdrum nature of Jeremy's existence? How does this opening to the novel contrast to the way Jeremy's actually unfolds? How does his life show progress or change and what still remains the same for Jeremy?

Essay Topic 2

Pages 121-122 describe a situation Irene Sample shares with her husband, Peter. She has left a bible study for asking controversial questions, but the author decides not to clarify what she has been asked by the congregation. What do you think caused Irene to leave the bible study? Knowing how the novel evolves after this incident, what topic do you think Irene disagreed with and why?

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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