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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 is the last thing Steve wrote in his journal before taking it out and adding more now in Part Three, Chapter 4?

2. What is one reason Lisa says that wanted to move to the farmhouse Collins?

3. In reality, what happens after Irene's disappearance?

4. Who receives a letter from Irene two weeks after she goes missing?

5. What connection do Irene and the woman discover at the movie theater?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lisa explain her reasoning to Sarah Jane for taking the videos and adding the scenes into the movies?

2. How does Irene view Peter Sample's courtship? What brings her to marry Peter, even though internally she has reservations?

3. When Irene leaves Bible study early and tells Peter it is because the others did not like the question she is asking, what sort of questions is Irene most likely asking that are controversial?

4. Why is Sarah Jane truly concerned about Ezra's car accident?

5. How and why does Sarah Jane justify not providing Jeremy access to the phone at the farmhouse after Ezra's accident?

6. What are some of the first signs that Irene is taking her new church very seriously, and that it may be beginning to take over her life?

7. The story shifts to the future as Jeremy works his new job and demolishes a shed. It ends by saying, "The shock of the impact, the satisfying crunch of boards cracking under hard steel, the muffled sounds of everything inside being quickly crumpled into unrecognizable pulp" (160). What does Jeremy's illustration say about his past experience in Lisa's shed? In what ways does the account provide further insight into Jeremy's development as a character?

8. Using the quote, "...when she'd [Irene] gave no indication that anything unusual had happened or was about to happen or would continue happening without interruption in the days to follow" (127), what might the reader assume about Irene's disappearance?

9. Why are Jeremy and Stephanie surprised to meet Lisa on her porch when they travel there in the middle of the night?

10. In what ways is Irene's new married life in Crescent different from when she lived in Tama? How does the move emotionally affect her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

The videos with the added scenes are most critically scrutinized in Part One, Chapters 2-6. Jeremy, Stephanie, and Sarah Jane watch the videos and translate their contents in differing ways. How does each character feel about the added scenes? What specifically takes place in the videos that affect the characters' understanding of the purpose of the added scenes? What themes are brought to the surface from the substance of the videos? Provide particular quotes and descriptions of the videos to support your interpretations.

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