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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 is the name of the man who trained Joe?

2. What is Joe's last name?

3. What type of art is Joe good at?

4. Who invites Sammy and Joe to a party?

5. What is Joe's occupation at the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe comic books as they existed in the novel in 1939.

2. Compare Tommy and Joe.

3. Describe Sammy and Tracy's relationship when they visit the abandoned World's Fair.

4. Describe the box that Joe receives.

5. What does Tracy look like? Why is this important?

6. What are the differences between Rosa and Luna Moth?

7. Describe the journey that Sammy and Joe take in the first few chapters.

8. Describe the party that Sammy and Joe attend.

9. Describe Tommy's relationship with Joe.

10. Describe Sammy and Joe's skills and abilities.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does isolation play in the novel? How is Joe isolated? How is Sammy isolated? What other characters are isolated? Analyze 3 examples of isolation in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the use of juxtaposition in this book. For example, how are Luna Moth and Rosa juxtaposed? What are the differences between Sammy and Joe and how do they play off each other? Choose one other pairing from the story to analyze.

Essay Topic 3

What predictions do you make for the characters in the story beyond the book? What do you think they do after the story is being told? Which characters become more successful? Which ones suffer hardships? Why do you think this is so?

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