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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. The father used to make shows with _________ for the author and for the author's brother, it seems.

2. Family energy from the naming of a ________ can be converted into electricity through the use of an electric cell.

3. The _________ is a percussion instrument known worldwide and throughout history, according to the author.

4. The __________ is described as a triangular opening between the steering wheel and the street.

5. In 1992, the call was used to anger America men and to cause _______ on the battlefields of the Middle West.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does family energy come from, according to the section entitled "Flap, Wire, and Name"?

2. What is the passenger described as in this part of the book?

3. What are some of the names of those parts of the brain that are able to resist the bird calls?

4. What is the definition of a Walter?

5. What are the three things that the author points out as having affected the horse populations?

6. What does the father tell the boy needs to happen in order to help Monk?

7. What is the process in which a dog current will be created within the dog?

8. What is the only way that a person can escape from a dog?

9. What is the reasoning behind the woolen scarf being warm by an animal?

10. What are the two meanings of Frederick/frederick, as defined in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marcus writes that disclosing mysteries is a way to look at society without destroying the mysteries themselves.

Part 1: Why do you think society has so many mysteries?

Part 2: How do you think that disclosing a mystery might destroy it?

Part 3: What are the problems with destroying the mysteries of society?

Essay Topic 2

The brain is divided into nine different loaves, some of which are able to resist bird calls.

Part 1: What is the significance of the number 'nine' in this description of the brain?

Part 2: Do you think the brain is as fragmented as the author describes?

Part 3: How do you think the brain might be separated in real life?

Essay Topic 3

Food is said to attract people by falling onto various surfaces, according to the author.

Part 1: How does food change the way you act in life?

Part 2: Onto what surfaces might food fall and then impact the way a person behaves?

Part 3: Why do you think food is so powerful in life and in the larger society?

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