View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state do Trisha, Pete, and Quilla live in?

2. What does Trisha tune her radio to?

3. Why does Trisha faint?

4. In Trisha's dream, what does the cellar door lead to?

5. What does Trisha lose in the mud?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Trisha not eat a large clump of fiddleheads that she sees?

2. Why does Trisha begin to feel invisible while she is on the trail with her mother and brother?

3. Why does Trisha begin to think she will not live through the night in Chapter 7?

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

5. How does Trisha end up at the edge of a cliff?

6. Why does Trisha faint at the end of Chapter 4?

7. Why do the police begin to look for a man named Mazzerole?

8. According to the Tom Gordon in Trisha's imagination, what is the secret to closing?

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

10. What does Quilla tell Trisha about avoiding mosquitoes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Trisha and Pete in the novel. How are they alike, and how are they different? How does each one relate to their parents? How would the novel be different without Pete?

Essay Topic 2

Trisha generally has a positive attitude while she is lost in the woods. Why is this important? How would the novel be different if Trisha had a negative attitude? Does her attitude help her survive? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 647 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample