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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In all the Navidson case reports, which character is seen as the hero of the story?
(a) Holloway.
(b) Tom.
(c) Reston.
(d) Will.

2. How does the police officer react when he enters the hallway in search of Will?
(a) He is shocked.
(b) He is outraged.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is terrified.

3. How many owners has the house in Virginia had in the past 50 years?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

4. How old was Johnny the first time he wrote a letter to his institutionalized mother?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 9 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 7 years old.

5. Who is Gdansk Man?
(a) Lucy's boyfriend.
(b) Thumper's boyfriend.
(c) Kylie's boyfriend.
(d) Amber's boyfriend.

6. In what city was Johnny nursed back to health by a group of doctors and nurses in the mountains?
(a) Portsmouth.
(b) Denver.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Seattle.

7. Where did Johnny's mother hide her locket?
(a) In a locker.
(b) In a bank safe.
(c) Under the floorboards.
(d) Under her pillow.

8. Who answers the door when Teppet Brooks comes knocking?
(a) Reston.
(b) Karen.
(c) Will.
(d) Daisy.

9. When Johnny goes searching for Lude after his isolation in the apartment, where does he find him?
(a) In the bar.
(b) In the asylum.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In the homeless shelter.

10. When writing, what letter does Johnny substitute for the letter "s"?
(a) G.
(b) R.
(c) F.
(d) H.

11. What does Johnny sleep next to for protection during his bad dreams?
(a) A knife.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bottle of poison.

12. Which of the following characters is left behind when the staircase begins to stretch and the rope ladder snaps?
(a) Holloway.
(b) Will.
(c) Karen.
(d) Reston.

13. What does Johnny call the hospital where he is staying when Lude dies?
(a) The asylum.
(b) The school.
(c) The big house.
(d) The sugar shack.

14. How many weeks of work does Johnny miss without realizing it?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

15. How much does Johnny sell his mother's locket for?
(a) $42.
(b) $4,200.
(c) $42,000.
(d) $420.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of fish is the only food Johnny eats after slipping into insanity?

2. Which of the following authors is NOT an expert on the Navidson case in the novel?

3. How does Holloway die?

4. How old was Johnny when his mother spilled hot oil on him?

5. Which of the following holidays does Will miss with his family, deeply disappointing Karen?

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