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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 does Nick's mother believes happens to people after they die?

2. What do Mary's books look like?

3. What does Nick say, when Allie asks if he's always full of doom and gloom?

4. Which tire blows on the Mercedes?

5. Who is eating in the food court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Nick's metaphor of the coin.

2. What causes the car accident?

3. Why doesn't Nick confront Mary about what Allie has shown him about the children living in the World Trade Center?

4. What strikes the three children, as they approach New York City?

5. What does Lief look like?

6. What is the first question Allie asks Mary when Mary comes to her room?

7. What does Lief tell Allie and Nick about the "others"?

8. How does Mary respond to Greensouls?

9. What does Allie do, when Mary refuses to help Nick and Lief?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everlost is a type of coming of age novel, where young characters must become adults and live on their own. Discuss Everlost as a coming-of-age novel by choosing three characters and discussing how they grow up and move out of childhood through their experiences in the afterlife of Everlost.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of monsters in Everlost.

Part 1) How do children in Everlost become monsters? What defines them as monsters?

Part 2) Are monsters defined by how others view them (for example, children believing the McGill is a monster), or how they view themselves (for example, the McGill believing himself a monster)?

Part 3) How are monsters an important part of Everlost, and what role do they play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the fear of the unknown in Everlost, including how characters' past experiences affect their fears of the unknown.

Part 1) The coins represent the unknown to Mary. Why does she fear them?

Part 2) How does Allie approach the unknown in the novel? Does she show fear of the unknown?

Part 3) Why does the McGill fear the unknown of crossing into the afterlife? How does his fear compare to Mary's?

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