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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. When does Jeremy's mother, Linda, die according to Steve in Part One, Chapter 9?

2. Who does Ezra live with?

3. What is the first place that Bob Veatch shows Jeremy after the interview?

4. At the start of the novel, who brings back the movies, "She's All That" and says it is malfunctioning?

5. After Jeremy receives a job offer from Bob Veatch, what does he tell his father he has to do first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Jeremy's excuses for not contacting the police after admitting the videos have similarities and are violent?

2. In Part One, Chapter 11, what is unusual and scary to Steve about the added scene in "Blue Chips?"

3. What reasons does Jeremy have for driving home from work in the evening instead of letting his boss, Sarah Jane, close the store for him?

4. How do you know that Jeremy is curious about Sarah Jane and the videos? What conversation does he have with Stephanie to prove this?

5. What is puzzling about the fact that Jeremy's co-worker, Ezra, works at Video Hut?

6. At the end of Part One, Chapter 2, Jeremy describes the tone of winter. What specifically does he say about it? How is his description metaphorical?

7. How does Stephanie come to the conclusion that both edited scenes in "Target" and "She's All That" are from the same place?

8. How does Steve's date go with Shauna Kinzer? How does Jeremy feel about this new relationship?

9. What does Jeremy do after his father goes to sleep at the end of Part One, Chapter 4? Why does he do it?

10. Why does Sarah Jane lie to Jeremy about her trip to Collins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part Two, Chapter 4, the pastor, Michael Christopher dispenses a metaphorical association between the literal and figurative nature of a Bible verse. This incident happens upon Irene's first visit to this new church. Christopher states, "There's a reason why Luke wants us to see this worker in the field, why Matthew says you don't go back for your clothes. It's not just that God doesn't mind if you're dirty...The dirt's a sign" (116-117). How is "being dirty" a good thing for human nature? What does Christopher expect from his congregation according to this elucidation? How does the quote affect the growth and conclusion of Irene's character?

Essay Topic 2

Jeremy and Stephanie visit Lisa's farmhouse for the first time, and they argue whether or not to contact the police after they leave, because Lisa has videotaped them and asked strange questions. At the end of the section, Jeremy states, "Try to put yourself in her [Lisa] shoes" (184). What does Jeremy mean by this statement? How does Jeremy know what it is like to be in Lisa's shoes? What past knowledge and events explain why Lisa's previous experiences cause her to make the videos?

Essay Topic 3

Pages 100-101 document a religious tract given to Irene while outside the Old Market. The message relates directly to Irene's situation, as well as how her life possibly evolves in the future. What associations can be made from the tract and Irene's own life? How does the tract signify what is to come later in the novel?

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