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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. Who has Louis Carmody begun dating in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
2. What is written on the side of the Zippo lighter that Vic got from Detective Daltry in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
3. Where does Charles Manx meet his demise in “Triumph One Eternal, Christmas Eve”?
4. In the conclusion of the novel when does it denote the work was begun?
5. In the story that Wayne reads from the Cedar Rapids Gazette about Maggie, where does it say Hayes Archer lived in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sigmund de Zoet doing when his character is introduced in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
2. What argument takes place between Charlie Manx and Bing in the beginning of "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
3. How are Vic’s circumstances described in the beginning of "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? Where is she living?
4. What occurs simultaneously with the destruction of the Christmas ornaments in "Come All Ye Faithful, October"?
5. How is Charles Talent Manx’s medical condition described in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
6. What does Charlie Manx tell Wayne about Maggie Leigh in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
7. Who is the first of the children from Christmasland that calls Vic in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"? What does this character say?
8. How does the narrator describe Vic’s relationship with her boyfriend and son in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
9. Whom does Vic speak with on the telephone while she’s in Bing’s basement in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
10. How does the narrator describe the actions of Paul Caslon and Millie Manx in the novel’s Epilogue?
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 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 death of Bing Partridge’s parents in NOS4A2. How did Bing’s mother and father die? Does Bing feel he was responsible for their deaths? What motive would Bing have had for killing his parents?
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