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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. Where does Crab park the car when they stop?

2. What is Jimmy's domestic situation?

3. What does Cookie tell Jimmy?

4. What do Jimmy and Crab eat when they stop?

5. What does Jimmy suspect Crab was really doing when Jimmy woke up on the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jimmy find himself when he wakes up in the car?

2. Where are Jimmy's parents?

3. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy when he is leaving?

4. What is the destination of Crab's trip with Jimmy?

5. Why was Crab in prison?

6. What makes Crab nervous when they stop?

7. Where does Jimmy live?

8. Describe Jimmy's departure with Crab.

9. What happens when Crab comes back to the car?

10. How does Crab behave when Cookie knocks on the door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of 'Somewhere in the Darkness'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

How surprising is "Somewhere in the Darkness"? What did you expect from the opening chapters, and where did the book diverge from your expectation? How did the book set you up to believe one thing, and then give you another? Where was the suspense generated?

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend "Somewhere in the Darkness"? For what purposes would you recommend "Somewhere in the Darkness", and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

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