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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 gift do Violet and Verbina have?

2. Why is Frank in the hospital?

3. What was Frank wearing when he disappeared?

4. What does the creature Dr. Manfred examines eat?

5. Where does Bobby take Clint as soon as he arrives back at the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Hal begins to hear flute-like music?

2. What does Lisa tell Bobby and Clint about the black sand and what suggestion does she give them?

3. What doe Bobby and Julie think may have happened to the Roman Family?

4. What does the jeweler tell Bobby about the red stones?

5. What realization does Frank come to based on how he feels after teleporting in the hospital?

6. What does Thomas know about the Bad Thing and what does he do when he senses it close?

7. Where do Frank and Bobby stop after they jump from place to place trying to stay away from Candy and what does Bobby come to see and realize about this place?

8. What is odd about Frank's clothing after he teleports?

9. What promise does Dr. Manfred make to Clint?

10. How does Thomas feel about death and why does he feel this way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters in the novel were portrayed as victims? Do you agree with this portrayal? Which characters do you believe were truly not victims and made their own decisions? On what do you base this assertion?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the theme of hunter and prey was developed throughout the novel. In what ways was this theme overturned? In what ways was it successful?

Essay Topic 3

How did the author portray power in the novel? Do you feel this was an accurate representation? Was power necessary for success? Why or why not?

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