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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. On page 6, how long does it take Theo and Robin to drive down from the cabin?

2. About how many flowering plants are in the woods where Theo and Robin camp on his birthday?

3. What have doctors diagnosed Robin with?

4. For Robin's first DecNef treatment, what music is played?

5. When Theo first became an astrobiologist, for how many years did his job make him feel like a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Robin want for his birthday, and how does he use it when he gets it?

2. On page 5, how does Theo explain why Robin was struggling at school and got a two-day suspension?

3. What does Currier say about DecNef for Robin?

4. Where does Robin decide he wants to stage a protest, and how does it go?

5. What were the days like when Aly lobbied at the state Capitol?

6. How does Dr. Lipman, the principal at Robin's school, threaten Theo after Robin punches a friend and breaks his cheekbone?

7. How is Christmas at Aly's parents better than Thanksgiving?

8. What was Aly's closing when she testified to get a bill passed to stop hunting contests?

9. What do Theo and Robbie carry when they go camping on Robin's birthday?

10. What is the cabin like that Theo rents in the Smokies for Robin's ninth birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Bewilderment?

Essay Topic 2

Theo describes an imaginary planet called Stasis. What does the planet reveal about adaptation?

Essay Topic 3

Theo imagines a planet called Geminus. What happens when Theo and Robin make an imaginary visit? What does the planet symbolize?

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