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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 book does Trisha think to herself that she could be at home reading?

2. By the time she reaches the ferns, Trisha estimates she has walked how far?

3. What color are the bubbles in the bog?

4. What does Trisha lose while running through the woods?

5. What word does Trisha say over and over as she traverses the bog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Trisha plan to remember her way back to the fallen tree?

2. Describe Trisha's vision of herself dying.

3. What does Quilla tell Trisha about avoiding mosquitoes?

4. What does Trisha imagine to make herself feel better after she realizes she does not know much about the wilderness?

5. How does Larry feel about Tom Gordon?

6. Describe the "thing" that the voice in Trisha's head warns her about.

7. What does Trisha think her mom will do when she realizes she's missing?

8. Describe the daydream Trisha has about Tom Gordon at the end of Chapter 1.

9. What does Trisha learn from "Little House on the Prairie"?

10. Why does Trisha refuse to drink from the stream at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the role of Tom Gordon in the novel. What is his purpose? Why is his image Trisha's most faithful companion when she's never even met him? What can he offer to Trisha that her father cannot?

Essay Topic 2

What role do the three hooded figures play in the novel? What does each one represent? Why did they look the way they looked? Why is it important that the Subaudible showed itself rather than sending a messenger?

Essay Topic 3

Given Trisha's struggle to find God, what do you think King is saying about believing in God? Does he seem to be promoting it? Use examples from the text to support your claim.

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