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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. In Chapter 13, how much money does Jason have left after he books a room at a hotel called End o' Days?

2. In Chapter 8, how far does a lantern illuminate the space where Jason and Amanda are?

3. In Chapter 12, how many ampoules does Amanda leave Jason?

4. In Chapter 7, how long ago does Leighton say that his father founded Velocity?

5. In Chapter 7, what is Amanda wearing when she releases Jason from his cell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charlie not surprised to hear about Jason 2?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Jason decide that he has to do?

3. How does Amanda believe that Jason 2 might have rationalized kidnapping Jason and taking him to the other world?

4. In Chapter 8, how do Amanda and Jason find the box in snowy Chicago?

5. In Chapter 7, how does Jason escape and find his way to the box and what does he do there?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where is Jason and what is his condition?

7. In Chapter 7, how does Leighton describe the layout of the complex?

8. In Chapter 8, what does Jason figure out about the controls for the box?

9. In Chapter 7, what does Jason see when he enters the hangar?

10. In Chapter 11, what clothes do Amanda and Jason get from a thrift store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is used in the novel to evoke feelings in readers through descriptive language. How does the author create the mood in the various chapters? What feelings do readers feel because of mood? How would you describe the overall mood of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Sometimes following one’s instincts can be the best course of action, even though it is not any type of a scientific method. In what instances does Jason abandon scientific problem solving methods and listen to his instincts? Are there instances where he did not follow his instincts and got in trouble? Is Jason most successful solving problems when he uses scientific methods or when he follows his instincts?

Essay Topic 3

Jason is a scientist. How does Jason use the scientific method and other scientific methods for solving problems? How successful is using those methods in helping him figure out what is wrong and how to fix problems?

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