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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 does Rachael rescue from the junk heap in Part 2 Chapter 7?

2. Who does Jerry see a vision of in the mirror in Part 3 Chapter 11?

3. Why does Marek go to Wyoming in Part 3 Chapter 7?

4. What is Brandy mesmerized by in Part 3 Chapter 6?

5. What does Mr. Binder ask Rachael about in Part 2 Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brandy discover over breakfast in Part 3 Chapter 3?

2. What does Angel St. John tell Brandy about her family in Chapter 10?

3. How long has Shay been in Brandy's body by Part 2 Chapter 2 and how does she feel about it?

4. What happens after Shay is sent to live at a sanatorium in Part 2?

5. What does Rachael dare Jerry to do in Part 2 Chapter 3? What happens as a result?

6. How does Rachel become reacquainted with Jerry in Part 2?

7. What is Rachael occupied with in Chapter 12?

8. Why is Brandy sent to see Gale Sampson in Chapter 6? What does Gale conclude?

9. Where is Brandy and Rachel sent in Part 2 Chapter 6?

10. What does Rachael discover while reading her mother's diary in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Millhiser's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why might Millhiser use foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the marriages between Shay and Corbin, Shay and Hutch and Rachael and Jerry. Do they love and respect each other? Are these marriages happy ones? What are some obstacles that they face as couples?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character Brandy McCabe. What are her defining character traits? Describe her relationship with Marek and Rachael.

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