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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. After Theo switches off the light and Robin wakes on page 63, how long does it take to get him to fall back asleep?

2. After Robin took so long to fall asleep, what time did he get to school on page 66?

3. What does Robin want to make to sell at the farmers' market to raise money for one of his mother's groups?

4. How are Robin's December school evaluations?

5. What emotions was Theo given to dwell on for Currier's experiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Currier say about DecNef for Robin?

2. Where did Alyssa and Theo go when they finished their degrees?

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

4. Why has Theo never believed the diagnoses the doctors settled on his son?

5. What problems are there when Robin and Theo go to Thanksgiving with Aly's parents?

6. How was Theo able to go to college?

7. What does Robin work on during his second DecNef session?

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

9. What does Robin decide to do to raise money?

10. Why does the school contact Theo when he is nearly finished with a lecture for the undergraduate astrobiology survey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin makes several video appearances. What video appearances does Robin have? Why does Theo have mixed feelings about the appearances?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Bewilderment? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery uses the five senses to help readers imagine concepts. Symbolism uses objects or ideas to present a concept. How does Barnett use imagery and symbols to represent and describe freedom?

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