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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 Mrs. Lundt do from another part of the house?
2. What is the name of Marianne's horse?
3. What is meant by Pinch's laser-ray?
4. Why is Patrick so enthralled by "The Huntsman"?
5. What is written about Patrick as a baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. Outside in the building where her mother stores her antiques, Marianne searched for a picture. What is the name of the picture and why is it so important to her?
2. What questions are triggered about himself as Patrick thinks about the drawing, "The Huntsman?"
3. Why is Michael Sr. obsessed with finding the right lawyer for a lawsuit, and what is he actually suing for?
4. Why is Judd so insistent to find out what has happened to his sister that he put the family in such a turmoil?
5. What does the title of the story imply in comparison to the title of the first chapter, "Storybook House?"
6. Does Patrick set off the stink bomb perfectly timed to coincide with his valedictorian speech? And, if so, what reasons does he have to do it?
7. What happens at the rock concert that Patrick attends that Judd believes sets off a long series of criminal events in which he assisted Patrick?
8. What does Judd reveal in the extremely short chapter, "Gone?"
9. What role does Marianne's brother Patrick play the night of the Valentine's Dance that haunts him years after that night?
10. Marianne repeats the same words over and over again that she can't remember what happened the night of the dance, and that she can't give testimony against Zach. However, in the chapter, "The Penitent," there is a hint at another thing that could motivate her not to testify. What is that?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what way is Mike Jr.'s leaving different from the way Michael Sr. left his family when he was a teen? In what ways is it the same?
Essay Topic 2
Explain what sending Marianne away to live with a cousin they hardly knew was supposed to accomplish. After reading the entire story, does it accomplish that? If not, why not?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Michael suddenly spend more time with his old friends at the Wolf's Lake Inn after Marianne's rape? Is he in need of moral support or acceptance? Is he too embarrassed or angry about what happened to his daughter to get that from friends from Mt. Ephraim? Does he have any friends left in Mt. Ephraim? What is the difference between the friends at Wolf's Lake Inn and those who belonged to the Mt. Ephraim Country Club?
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