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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is crossed out throughout the new book?
(a) Profanity.
(b) Dedication.
(c) Typos.
(d) Nude scenes.

2. What kind of machine does Annie bring to Paul?
(a) Typewriter.
(b) Treadmill.
(c) Television.
(d) Tape recorder.

3. What does Paul use to pick the lock on the bedroom door?
(a) Safety pin.
(b) Bobby pin.
(c) Fingernail.
(d) Pencil.

4. Where does Paul sit while he works?
(a) Kitchen table.
(b) Stool.
(c) Bed.
(d) Wheelchair.

5. What might happen if Paul does not receive his medication?
(a) Madness.
(b) Coma.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Nausea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the accident?

2. What is the name of Thomas' nurse?

3. Sheldon dreams of what type of African animals?

4. Where does Geoffrey go after hearing about the noises?

5. What kind of car is wrecked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is going through Paul's mind as Annie explains her point about the "cheat?"

2. What is Annie's opinion of Paul's first draft? To what does she compare it?

3. What causes Paul to cry in the bathroom? What happens next?

4. Explain how Paul knows how to pick locks. Paul begins to escape from the bedroom after he managed to pick the lock. What did Paul forget to check?

5. What kind of sounds does Paul hear from the adjoining room while he slips in and out of consciousness?

6. How does Paul keep track of the time in light of his bouts of unconsciousness? What does Paul wonder about the change of the seasons?

7. When Paul describes the smell first associated with Annie, what does he say?

8. Discuss the presents Annie brings back to the house for Paul. What is Paul's reaction to the items?

9. Discuss the dream in which Annie is riding on a magic carpet.

10. How is Paul able to know what is wrong with Annie's mental state?

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