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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 is the name of Angeline's mother?

2. Where is Charlie when he tries to call his mother?

3. What is Angeline's father's occupation?

4. What does Charlie promise the person he calls when he gets off the bus?

5. Why does Rose say he doesn't like Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlie earn the trust of Angeline's mother?

2. What does Charlie realize when he hears Yarrow's name?

3. What wakes Charlie up on the bus?

4. How does Charlie talk to Beth, and what does he say?

5. How does Charlie escape from Rose?

6. What does Rose tell Charlie about his parents?

7. What happens in the alley by the warehouse?

8. What does Charlie notice about Angeline's mother after she talks to her husband?

9. What kind of evidence does Rose say was used to convict Charlie?

10. Why does Rose turn the radio in the car on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Charlie and Alex are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

How do you think Charlie lost his memory, and how did this memory loss affect the course of the plot?

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