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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 is Nurse Thornton’s first name in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?
2. How many feet long is the Shorter Way Bridge said to be in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
3. What is the name of the game warden that goes outside to prevent Charles Manx from leaving the country store before the police arrive in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
4. What is on the license plate of the black Rolls-Royce that Bing sees following him in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
5. What are the letters on the Scrabble tile earrings that Maggie wears in "The Librarian, 1991"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when the little boy in the car grabs Vic by the wrist in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
2. What advertisement is described in the beginning of "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
3. Where does Bing Partridge live and work, according to the narrator in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
4. What are Vic’s first impressions of the house that she finds at “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
5. How does the narrator describe Charlie Manx’s history in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?
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. Where does Vic first see Charlie Manx in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Where does Vic run to flee?
9. What happens to Vic when she returns from the Library across the Shorter Way Bridge in "The Librarian, 1991"?
10. How does Maggie introduce herself and the setting where Vic has arrived in "The Librarian, 1991"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the setting of Sugarhill, Pennsylvania, and the home of Bing Partridge. What church is located near Bing’s house? How is this church described? How populous is the area where Bing lives?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the divorce of Christopher and Linda McQueen and its impact on Vic. What foreshadowing has the author employed to indicate the impending separation of Chris and Linda? How does Vic react when she learns that her father is gone?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the physical and mental effects that crossing the Shorter Way Bridge appear to have on Vic. Why do you think Vic becomes feverish and ill once she crosses the threshold? What auditory experiences does Vic have when she crosses the bridge?
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