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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. Where does the sea monster retreat after the truck explosion?

2. What punishment does Mavis give to Molly for the bar fight?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes the mood in the Slug's Head?

4. Which of the following characters is the first to feel the effects of the placebos?

5. How long has it been since the sea monster was last on land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Val's reaction to the news of Bess Leander's suicide?

2. What does Gabe think happened to Jim Beer's cows?

3. How is Molly treated when she enters the hardware store to run a few errands?

4. How does the sea monster find its prey?

5. What explanations does Gabe give Theo about the decreased levels of serotonin in his rats?

6. After being locked in the methamphetamine lab, how does Theo feel about Molly?

7. What reason does Molly give as to why she's in a relationship with Steve?

8. How does the increase of sexually charged patients alter daily work life at Val's office?

9. Who is Estelle Boyet?

10. How have sales at The Slug been since the sea monster came into town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Gabe Fenton is working on various science experiments that eventually lead to a crucial discovery about the sea monster. First, explain the science experiments Gabe is working on regarding the rats. Describe at least two major scientific breakthroughs Gabe makes through these studies, and explain how these breakthroughs eventually helped lead to the capture of the sea monster.

Essay Topic 2

Catfish is a character with an interesting history. First, explain Catfish's relationship with Smiley, and how it inevitably ended. Then, explain why Catfish has been on the road for the past fifty years, and why he struggles to settle down.

Essay Topic 3

Gabe's dog, Skinner, is an important sidekick to the action-based men in this novel. First, explain how the reader gets insight into Skinner's views. Do you think this was an effective way of characterizing an animal? Why or why not? Then, explain how Skinner proved to be an important side-kick for both Gabe and Theo as they fought to bring down the Sheriff.

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