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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 Colin do as he is waiting on the ground behind the convenience store?
2. What does Hollis invite the boys to do?
3. How much pay could Colin and Hollis earn at the factory?
4. What do Colin and Lindsey discuss when she checks on Colin?
5. What does Hassan take Colin to do at the end of Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Colin as they are following their tour guide behind the store and who helps him?
2. What does Colin think about as he is lying on the ground waiting for the tour guide to return?
3. Who is waiting for Colin when he gets out of the shower and what do they tell Colin?
4. What does Colin overhear Hassan and Lindsey talking about and what do the three young people do that evening?
5. What approach do Hassan and Colin use on Hassan's father to gain permission for the trip?
6. What does Colin remember about himself when he was 25 months old?
7. What does Starnes say when Colin, Hassan and Linsey interview him?
8. What are Colin and Hassan supposed to do that day and what do they accomplish?
9. What do Hassan and Colin discuss concerning prodigies and geniuses?
10. What do Lindsey and Colin discuss before bedtime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think "An Abundance of Katherines" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
As Colin listens to what Hassan is telling Lindsey, Colin realizes for the first time in his life that his life is a repeating circle. His road trip and working on the theorem are the first two things he is doing in his life that will break the circle. For the first time, Colin also realizes what the missing piece is that he feels inside; it's that he simply wants to matter. Colin also realizes that Lindsey is a symbol of irony because she seems like a tough person on the outside, but on the inside she is really a wimp.
1. Discuss the ways in which Colin's life is a repeating circle. Use examples from your own life and "An Abundance of Katherines" to support your answer.
2. Do you think everyone wants to matter to someone or to the world? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and the text to support your answer.
3. What are some of the ways people use to matter to the world? Use examples from your own life and "An Abundance of Katherines" to support your answer.
4. Discuss reasons someone like Lindsey might show a different face on the outside to what she is on the inside. Use examples from your own life and "An Abundance of Katherines" to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
"An Abundance of Katherines" belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel or mystery?
This section contains 1,074 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
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