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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. From what narrative perspective is NOS4A2 related?

2. What is the name of the store owner at the country store where Vic goes to call the police after escaping from Charlie Manx in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

3. For how many years has Bing Partridge worked for his current employer, according to his letter in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

4. What is the name of the driver that is supposed to pick up Marta Gregorski and her mother but never shows in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

5. The advertisement that Bing Partridge writes to in "Spicy Menace, 1990" describes what location?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose disappearance is described first in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where does this abduction take place?

2. What does Charlie Manx tell Bing he must do in order to get to Christmasland in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

3. What is Jeff Haddon doing when his character is introduced in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

4. How is the little boy in the car described in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Why does Vic approach him?

5. What is Vic McQueen doing when her character is first introduced in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

6. How does Vic find help in her escape in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Who helps Vic?

7. What does Charlie Manx say to Nurse Thornton when he speaks in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

8. How are the deaths of Bing’s parents described in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

9. What causes the argument between Vic and her mother when Vic has started high school in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

10. What advertisement is described in the beginning of "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Nurse Ellen Thornton and her encounter with Charles Manx in the “Prologue: Season’s Greetings, December 2008.” What does Charlie say to Nurse Thornton? How does Nurse Thornton tend to regard her patients in the prison infirmary? How is she affected by her encounter with Manx?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Haverhill, Massachusetts. How big is the city of Haverhill? Where in Massachusetts is it located? How is Vic’s house described in the narrative? Where is the Shorter Way Bridge in relation to Vic’s home?

Essay Topic 3

Family in NOS4A2

a. Discuss the theme of family in the novel as it applies to Vic McQueen. How would you describe Vic’s family growing up? How is this reflected in her own family as an adult?

b. Discuss the theme of family as it applies to Charles Manx, Bing Partridge, and the children at Christmasland. How does Manx justify his actions?

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