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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Phil Crowther when he was martyred?
(a) 56.
(b) 42.
(c) 39.
(d) 23.

2. How old is Jill in Part One?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

3. Who does Jill "Get a Room" with during the game in Part Two?
(a) Jack.
(b) Max.
(c) Paul.
(d) Jeremy.

4. Who in Meg's family did she lose in the Sudden Departure?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

5. How old is Laurie Garvey in the narrative?
(a) 23.
(b) 35.
(c) 56.
(d) 46.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many local residents in Mapleton disappeared on the Sudden Departure day?

2. Where do Aimee and Jill spend the morning when Jill misses her chemistry test in Part One?

3. Who was Tom's best friend that disappeared on Sudden Departure day?

4. For what company does Arthur Donovan work as a technician?

5. Who was Jill's childhood friend that disappeared before her eyes on the Sudden Departure day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents Kevin from spending the night with Melissa in Part Two?

2. How would you describe Jill’s relationship with her father in Part One?

3. What does Reverend Matt Jamison represent symbolically in the narrative?

4. What does the act of smoking cigarettes signify in the novel?

5. What is Kevin’s relationship to The Carpe Diem? How often does Kevin frequent this establishment?

6. How was Melissa Hulbert affected by the Sudden Departure? Whom did she lose?

7. Who is Wayne Gilchrest? Why has he been arrested in Part One?

8. What does the cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants symbolize for Nora Durst?

9. What are Nora Durst’s objectives in attending the social mixer in Part Two? Does she achieve these objectives?

10. How would you describe the mood and tone of Mapleton in the beginning of Part One? What event is taking place?

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