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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 crawls out of the Queen's eye socket when Zach awakens in Chapter 8?

2. What excuse does Zach give the coach for not attending practice in Chapter 3?

3. What do the children call the junkyard that specializes in metal near Zach's house?

4. What river do Zach, Alice, and Poppy camp near in Chapter 7?

5. What does Eleanor's aunt claim children are in the dream Zach has in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Zach’s action figures in Chapter 2?

2. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 8?

3. How is the character of William the Blade described in Chapter 1?

4. How is the character of Leo described? How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy know Leo?

5. How does Poppy describe Eleanor Kerchner’s relationship to the Queen?

6. Where do Alice, Zach, and Poppy decide to spend the night in Chapter 7?

7. What is symbolized by the loss of Zach’s action figures?

8. What is related in Alice’s note to Zach in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

9. What is Zach’s greatest conflict as he walks home from school in Chapter 3?

10. Why is the emergence of William the Blade significant in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy make their way from East Rochester to East Liverpool? What impasse do they encounter and how is this obstacle overcome? Who leads the way on this segment of the journey?

Essay Topic 2

How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet? For how long have they been friends? When and how did their imaginary game develop?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Tinshoe Jones in the novel. Where do Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet Tinshoe Jones? What information does he relate to the children? How do they respond to this information?

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