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

3. Why does Stephanie visit Video Hut a second time?

4. In Part One, Chapter 8, where does Lisa Sample say she spent a short while before moving to Collins?

5. How many job interviews has Jeremy been on before applying for a job at Veatch Son offices?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. 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?

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

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

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

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

The final page of Part Two, Chapter 6 explains how Lisa Sample is dealing with her mother's disappearance. The narrator describes how this situation affected Lisa, even if the signs of sadness and confusion are not seen by others around her. What does the narrator say about the effects on Lisa after her mother is gone? How do these effects carry into Lisa's later life as an adult?

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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