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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 Piledriver take with him for his mission?

2. Where is the McGill, when Allie goes searching for his fortune cookies?

3. What kind of animal is Shiloh?

4. How does Nick feel about Mary at the end of the story?

5. What did the McGill do to the Haunter's wraith-warriors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allie believe the jogger will get as payment for Allie's possession?

2. How does the McGill deal with the tangled kids in the chiming chamber?

3. How does Mary react when she finds out Nick has helped the thousand children on to the light?

4. How does Lief act when Pinhead and the other associates find him after he and Nick run away?

5. What caused the little girl at the end of the story to get lost on her way to the light?

6. What does Allie do with her typed message?

7. How does the McGill describe sinking down into the Earth?

8. Why does the McGill keep children in the chiming chamber?

9. What does Nick mean when he says "macrame"?

10. What is the old man in the engine room thinking about, when Allie enters his thoughts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss symbolism in Everlost by examining the following three symbolic elements in the novel: the chocolate on Nick's face, the Twin Towers, and the McGill changing his hands to fur. What do these elements in the story symbolize, and why does the author use these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

The fortune cookies in Everlost that always contain true fortunes show that fate or predestination is at work in Everlost. Choose three characters in Everlost and discuss how their fates are preordained. What roles do personal choice and free will play in their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel.

Part 1) How is the nature of Everlost, and its rules, and important part of the novel? How do the characters change the setting, and how does the setting change the characters?

Part 2) How does the setting of the novel affect its tone?

Part 3) How does removing the characters from their lives and placing them in Everlost affect the characters' personalities and actions?

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