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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 advice does Mike always give Charlie?

2. Who beat Charlie in a spar on his last day of normalcy?

3. Why does Alex stop the fight brewing between his friends and Charlie?

4. Why doesn't Charlie call out to the voices he hears at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Charlie do when he hears a voice in his head after the truck flips?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a kata?

2. What caused a major change in Alex?

3. What is the Churchill Card?

4. What did Charlie do at lunch time that was a first for him?

5. How do the men in the strange room plan to kill Charlie?

6. What did Beth do the last time Charlie saw her?

7. What warning does Alex give Charlie before he leaves the car?

8. What secret does Charlie tell Mike on his last day of normalcy?

9. What does Charlie hear voices say at the beginning of the book?

10. What can't Charlie remember when he wakes up at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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