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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. With what does John work?

2. Who works with Adam that Vicky knows?

3. Who is Jeb?

4. What illness does Vicky's grandfather have?

5. What do her parents tel Vicky they appreciate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam ask Vicky to do with Basil, and what happens?

2. How is Vicky's grandfather when she returns from working with the dolphins with Adam?

3. How does Vicky's experience impact her thoughts and feelings?

4. Describe the conversation between Vicky and her grandfather concerning meditation.

5. What does Vicky do with Adam for which she feels badly?

6. What does Suzy express about Adam's work with the dolphins, and what is his response?

7. Where does Vicky's family go for a picnic, and what does Vicky think about while they are there?

8. What does Vicky learn about how Zachary's mother died?

9. What are Vicky's thoughts about dolphins as she makes dinner that night after her first visit to the lab?

10. What does Adam tell Vicky when they go out for a swim on Sunday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vicky matures and grows throughout the book.

1. What do you think might be some of the reasons Vicky is maturing? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Vicky's maturity shown in the book is unrealistic in the short amount of time period the book covers? Why or why not?

3. Discuss the ways that Vicky shows changes in her maturity in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "A Ring of Endless Light" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "A Ring of Endless Light" is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "A Ring of Endless Light" a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation of how Commander Rodney dies of a heart attack while rescuing a young man who is trying to commit suicide. What other situations contain irony in "A Ring of Endless Light"?

2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from "A Ring of Endless Light". What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?

3. Discuss five literary devices that occur in "A Ring of Endless Light" and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.

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