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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. Who drives Beverly home from the Sea Breeze Motel?

2. What is the real name of the leader of the Touch?

3. What does Nona list as her permanent residence on her application to the messenger service?

4. What does Mrs. Moody find hanging from her doorknob?

5. What sauce does Raoul order with his scrambled eggs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Milo answer "Maybe. Maybe not" to Alex's inquiry as to whether or not the scene at the Sea Breeze Motel looks bad?

2. What defense of the nurses does Valcroix offer when Raoul blames them for Woody's disappearance?

3. What reason does Doug give Milo for telling Jan Rambo he never wanted to work with Nona again?

4. Why don't Mal and Alex call the police after receiving rats from Moody?

5. What leads Beverly to immediately conclude that Milo is a cop even though she has not met him and he's not in uniform?

6. How does Beverly describe Woody?

7. What is Raoul's office like?

8. What does Alex tell Milo is done to help children cope with being in the Laminar Airflow rooms?

9. How does Alex finally get Ricky Moody to talk to him at Mal's office?

10. Why did Robin feel that putting in a koi pond might be beneficial to Alex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Alex Delaware as the protagonist of the novel. What makes him the protagonist? What is he like? What do his interactions with Richard Moody, Woody, and Raoul reveal about his character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss determination as a motif of the novel. Which characters exhibit determination and what are they determined to do? How does determination fit as a motif of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What outward appearance does the Touch portray to the public? What is the reality of the situation? What really happens at the Retreat?

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