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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. How is Lisa farmhouse described by Jeremy upon his first visit, at the end of Part One, Chapter 7?

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

4. According to Part One, Chapter 7, what is the only reason people visit isolated farmhouses?

5. What connection does Stephanie make about the two of the videos at lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sarah Jane respond to the videos after she views them?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does the suggestion that Steve keep a journal from his therapist, Ken Wahl, help Steve overcome some of his grief from losing his wife?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The end of Part Three, Chapter 4 moves the story into the future, 16 months after Jeremy and Stephanie visited Lisa's farmhouse. The description of what took place is foggy at best, but major conclusions can be made about the plot. How does the author choose to chronicle the incident that takes place? What exactly happens to Jeremy and Stephanie and how do the previous chapters of the novel contribute to your understanding?

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