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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 peak does the trailer stand at the base of?

2. What does Jamie feel he is inside of when he enters the trailer?

3. How does Jamie feel as he is getting dressed?

4. What does Patty put her hand up like when Earl answers the door?

5. What does Jamie say everything felt like when Mrs. Gimber was his teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jamie's last memory of Van?

2. How does Earl help Jamie forget his situation at the beginning of this section?

3. What are the different ways of magic?

4. What games does Jamie play at the carnival?

5. Describe the trailer and its area?

6. What is Jamie's opinion of Van?

7. Why does Jamie think it is okay if he doesn't go to school?

8. In what way is Earl the perfect person for Patty to have gone to for help?

9. What are the living arrangements in the trailer?

10. How does Patty react to what Van does?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Jamie's feelings for Van? Why does he feel sympathy for Van at the end of the book? What does his sympathy suggest about Van and his relationship with Patty?

Essay Topic 2

How much does Jamie understand of the situation that he, Nin and Patty find themselves in? How does Jamie manage to cope with the situation?

Essay Topic 3

How does Patty react to Van's violence? In what way does her reaction create more problems for her and her children? How could she have dealt with the problem better?

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