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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. In Hillbilly Vegas, how many places are there to order pancakes?

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

3. Where does Inga bike from?

4. When did Theo and Alyssa camp and spend time in the woods where Theo and Robin camp on his birthday?

5. How many minutes of video does Theo have of his own mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Currier say about DecNef for Robin?

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

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

4. What does Theo remember about his childhood?

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

6. Why does Carl Stryker, Theo's colleague yell at him when he returns from vacation on page 43?

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

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

9. How did Theo and Alyssa meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts characters face are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Bewilderment? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story in Bewilderment take place? Are the settings simply a backdrop to the story and characters or do they take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in Bewilderment? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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