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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 Helen have in her hand when she's talking with Mona?

2. What is being announced on the radio when Carl meets up with Nash?

3. When does Carl decide he'll call the police about his role in Duncan's death?

4. Why does Carl say he's asking about the deaths in his building?

5. What does Carl discover after saying the culling poem in the shower?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Helen's response when Carl asks if she was responsible for the death of Basil Frankie?

2. How did Helen's husband die and what was the official cause of death?

3. What does Carl imagine could be the long-reaching effects of having the culling song become public knowledge?

4. What does Helen say was the reaction of her husband after the death of their son?

5. How does Carl come to believe that Helen killed the Stuarts?

6. What does Helen say about the origin of the culling poem?

7. What is the inverted pyramid?

8. What is the "Roadkill Jesus" and what kind of people are gathering because of it?

9. How does Helen get into the home of the woman with the chickens on her apron?

10. What is the Book of Shadows, what is another name for it and why are Carl, Mona and Helen looking for it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the grimoire originally came into Helen's possession. Compare it's original purpose with what Helen uses it for.

Essay Topic 2

What is the main theme of this story? List at least three examples of that theme and at least one reason why the theme is important to the story line.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least three instances in the story in which magic or spells are used. Are these reasonable in the context of the book? Why or why not?

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