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

2. Why is Alex so frustrated at Charlie?

3. Who gave Charlie the card he always has with him?

4. What startles Charlie as he goes through the black square?

5. Why does Beth not want to be with Charlie's best friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie see when he wakes up at the beginning of the book?

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

3. How does Mike respond to the secret Charlie tells him?

4. What is Charlie thinking about just after the truck crash?

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

6. What unpleasant surprise did Charlie find after leaving the dojo on the last day he remembers?

7. What is the Churchill Card?

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

9. How does Charlie get free from the chair he is strapped to?

10. Why does Charlie take the key from the ignition of the crashed truck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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