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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 are described as "an essential mode of communication within the GR" in Part Three?

2. What is the motto of The Feel Better Store at the mall in Mapleton?

3. What type of cult members are Tom and Christine impersonating as they make their way across the country in Part Three?

4. What color is the new dress that Nora buys for Valentine's Day in "At the Grapefruit"?

5. How old is Christine as she and Tom make their way across the country in Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Tom and Christine staying during her pregnancy in Part Four? How is this setting described?

2. What is Nora Durst’s central conflict in Part Four?

3. What led Kevin Garvey to run for public office? Has he achieved his objectives in his position?

4. How is Christmas morning described at the GR headquarters in Part Three?

5. Who is Patti Levin and what is her role within the GR?

6. How does Christine perceive her unborn child in Part Three? What has led to this perception?

7. How is the setting of Outpost 17 described? Who lives there when Meg and Laurie arrive?

8. What does Nora Durst do on Christmas Day? Why?

9. What do Kevin and Jill discuss at Daisy’s Diner in Part Three?

10. What discovery do Meg and Laurie make regarding their roommates in Part Four? How do they respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the mission and beliefs of the Watchers in the novel. Why do the Watchers wear white and smoke cigarettes? Whom do they follow and what are their reasons for following people? How many Watchers are there?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Nora Durst abandon Kevin at the restaurant on Valentine’s Day? What have Kevin and Nora discussed just prior to her leaving? Why did this conversation give Nora grief?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Wayne Gilchrest in the novel. Whom did Wayne lose in the Sudden Departure? What led Wayne to develop the Healing Hug Movement? What charges are brought against Holy Wayne? How does he respond to the charges?

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