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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 Darcie do with her clothes when she is in the basement?

2. What does Joy do to try to save someone's life?

3. Who stops wearing a mask by the end of the novel?

4. Where is Marcus while the other members of the Mansion are racing each other to the woods?

5. Whose voice does Joy always hear in the tunnel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the exercise Marcus teaches Joy in an Econo Lodge?

2. What did Marcus and Joy used to do when they caught mice in Ms. Neuman's house?

3. What animal causes a fuss in the Mansion?

4. What does Darcie do in the basement?

5. What happens when the Psychologist takes a young Joy to the beach?

6. Who frees a trapped animal from the Mansion?

7. Who helps Joy escape the Hospital?

8. Why does Joy stay in her closet for two days?

9. What does Joy see on the news at a gas station in Tuscaloosa?

10. Who is No Name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's life before she was in the Hospital. What was her life like, and what kind of person was she? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining Joy’s attitude toward people and relationships. Include how and why her attitude changes throughout the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Joy is a survivor. Analyze how the author uses the character of Joy to develop the theme of survival.

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