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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Nick want to sleep?
(a) He's afraid of the McGill.
(b) He doesn't want to lose the extra time.
(c) He's afraid of forgetting things in his sleep.
(d) He doesn't like not dreaming.

2. How long do Allie and Nick sleep when they first arrive in Everlost?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Nine months.

3. What does Mary wear?
(a) Pair of tattered shorts and a t-shirt.
(b) Confirmation gown.
(c) Jeans and a plaid shirt.
(d) Uncomfortable school dress.

4. What initial does Mary Hightower think her real name started with?
(a) L.
(b) M.
(c) H.
(d) J.

5. In what book does Mary write, "We are better than life"?
(a) The First Hundred Years.
(b) Afterlife Thoughts.
(c) Dealing with Eternity.
(d) The Life of Death.

6. In what book does Mary write, "Afterlight Greensouls are precious"?
(a) Afterlife: The First Months.
(b) Death Be Not Dull.
(c) Oh, My Death.
(d) No Greensoul Left Behind.

7. At first, Allie thinks the chocolate on Nick's face is _____________.
(a) Dried blood.
(b) Soot.
(c) Mud.
(d) Ashes.

8. How does Nick greet Mary when she first visits his room?
(a) He kisses her hand.
(b) He hugs her.
(c) He shakes her hand.
(d) He smiles at her and waves.

9. What do Mary's books look like?
(a) They are full-length, handwritten volumes.
(b) They are small, handwritten pamphlets.
(c) They are small, typed pamphlets.
(d) They are full-length, typed volumes.

10. What does Nick say, when Allie asks if he's always full of doom and gloom?
(a) Always.
(b) Usually.
(c) Never.
(d) Not when he's alive.

11. Has the boy in the elevator ever met the Haunter?
(a) Yes, he met him once.
(b) No, but he knows kids who've gone there.
(c) Yes, he's met him many times.
(d) No, but he saw him briefly from a distance.

12. How does Allie feel about Mary, when they first meet?
(a) She hates her thoroughly.
(b) She is enchanted by her.
(c) She is jealous of her.
(d) She's not sure.

13. Who interrupts Nick while he is in his room trying to make sure he will remember his name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Lief.
(c) Allie.
(d) Vari.

14. What does Mary's TV play?
(a) Shows that are on anywhere in the living world.
(b) Shows that come from the children's imaginations.
(c) Shows that aired the day it crossed to Everlost.
(d) Shows that aired before it crossed to Everlost.

15. What does the Haunter throw at Nick?
(a) A ball.
(b) A doll.
(c) A stone.
(d) An apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lief say when Allie asks to come to his home and use his telephone?

2. Where is Johnnie-O's hideout?

3. What does the factory smell of, when Nick first enters?

4. What do Johnnie-O and his friends take from Nick?

5. Who is the first of the three children to step onto the marble plaza of the World Trade Center?

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