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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. When does Jeremy's mother, Linda, die according to Steve in Part One, Chapter 9?

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

3. What note does Sarah Jane make about the "She's All That" video?

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

5. At the start of the novel, what lie does Jeremy make to a customer when she asks him why he is so tired?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. In Part One, Chapter 7, the narrator provides reasons for why a person would live in a farmhouse. How does this description of setting connect to a greater theme?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

More information is revealed about the video containing Jeremy answering odd questions, which are asked by Lisa Sample. Page 194 specifically accounts for what Lisa asks and how confusing the questions are to Jeremy. How does this conversation make sense to the reader, even though Jeremy does not know Lisa's reasoning? Why does Lisa most likely ask these questions?

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