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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 is the weather like when Johnnie-O and Allie enter New York through the tunnel?

2. How was Mary killed?

3. What does Allie grab onto, as she heads through a tunnel toward the light?

4. What does Mary give Speedo personal advice about?

5. How many days does it take Allie and Nick to get out of the mountains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the forest like when it was alive?

2. What is Ecto-ripping?

3. How does Mary respond to Greensouls?

4. What does Allie find inside the Waldorf-Astoria?

5. What do the boys who ambush Allie and Nick want?

6. What does Allie notice about the children living with Mary in the World Trade Center?

7. What do Allie and Nick see on the road when they climb up to see the scene of the accident?

8. What rooms do Allie, Nick, and Lief choose?

9. What causes the chocolate to smear on Nick's face?

10. Explain Nick's metaphor of the coin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is a fundamental aspect of the novel Everlost. The novel begins with the main characters' deaths and takes place in the afterlife. Examine the novel's treatment of death.

Part 1) What do the characters learn about the nature of death?

Part 2) What does the nature of Everlost imply about death and what might follow Everlost?

Part 3) How do the characters deal with their own deaths and their loss of connections with life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of morality in the novel. There are many characters who exhibit qualities of good and evil in the novel. Choose three characters and compare their morality. In what ways are they good and in what ways are they evil? Do they have good or evil intentions? What does a comparison of these characters reveal about the nature of good and evil in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Characters in Everlost gain and use power over each other. Discuss power in Everlost.

Part 1) How is power related to will in Everlost? How does a strong mind and will give a character power?

Part 2) How do characters in Everlost use their power over others, and how does this create conflict?

Part 3) What do characters in Everlost hope to gain using their power and strength of will? To what end do characters use power?

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