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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 Odd tell Viola will happen to her?

2. What does Ozzie tell Odd to bring Stormy around to see?

3. What does Odd see in Chapter 14 before he leaves Robertson's house?

4. What does Stormy tell Odd that the bodachs are in the beginning of Chapter 8 when Odd tells her that there are three of them with the Fungus Man?

5. What does Odd explain in chapter fourteen that his father is trying to do to get rich quick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Odd suggest to the chief of police that he had to chase Harlo rather than going to the police?

2. What happens when Odd chases Harlo?

3. What does Odd find in Robertson's study in Chapter 13?

4. Describe the confrontation between Odd and Harlo in Chapter 1.

5. In Chapter 6 describe the conversation between Odd and Viola about her dream.

6. What does Odd notice about the differences between the study and the rest of Robertson's house?

7. Describe Camp's End as it is explained in Chapter 9?

8. Describe the Fungus Man as Odd sees him in Chapter 5.

9. How does Odd describe the bodachs in Chapter 4?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 1 what does Odd say is the reason that he has written his memoir?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Odd is recounting these events in his own memoirs.

Part 1) Given the way that Odd is talking while writing the memoirs and the way he spoke before is there any indication to show a great change that he himself seems to sense? Explain.

Part 2) Ozzie tells Odd to keep the mood light. What is the purpose of Ozzie telling Odd this?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Speculate on the significance of the gypsy doll that gave Odd and Stormy their fortune.

Part 2) Why was this spoken of so often?

Part 3) How does the reader's perception of the fortune change after the death of Stormy?

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following to write a short essay about.

Part 1) If you had been odd upon arriving at your home and finding a dead body what would you have done?

Part 2) When you realized that the shooter was going to be at the mall and that there were more than one what would you have done?

Part 3) What would your reaction have been to the black room in Robertson's home? Explain.

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