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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 Julie use as her weapon?

2. What does Frank seem to be most concerned about?

3. What is one thing that Rasmussen is afraid of?

4. What does Frank hear in the wind?

5. What has finally driven Frank to seek out help from Bobby and Julie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe both of Candy's sisters.

2. What does Frank find as he searches his own pockets and unzips the bag?

3. What is Candy doing when he leaves his house and what part is he doing to please his mother?

4. Why does Frank want to leave the alleyway?

5. Describe Bobby and Julie's living situation and why it is this way.

6. What do the police find while searching for Rasmussen?

7. What does Frank do after he jumps out of the window of the abandoned apartment complex and what does he hope to learn?

8. How does Bobby's dream about Julie change from the start where it is the ideal life in their new home?

9. What does Bobby do when he hears gunfire and what happens when it stops?

10. What does Julie see when she drives toward Bobby and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways could this novel be classified as a horror novel? In what ways could it be classified as a fantasy novel? What genre would you label this novel? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways were disabilities used in the novel? Were they positively or negatively depicted? Support your answer with specific examples from the reading.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of greed portrayed throughout the novel? Which characters were affected by their greed? Do you think this was a realistic portrayal? Why or why not?

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