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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 Theo have Robin make with the leftover butcher paper from Washington?

2. From a pre-election poll Theo remembers, how many Americans believe society needed to be burned to the gorund?

3. How far is the park from Theo and Robin's house where there is a tree that Robin calls his redhead tree?

4. What does Theo hit when he and Robin are driving and are six blocks from home?

5. When Theo teachers, where does Robin go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robin interact with three boys who are trying to dislodge a top sign when he and Theo go for a neighborhood walk?

2. What do Theo and Robin experience on Nithar?

3. What does Theo remember about a tattoo Aly had?

4. What does Theo tell Robin about the planet Mios?

5. Why does Theo get arrested in Washington?

6. What does Currier say about the reactions Robin is starting to have?

7. How is Theo awakened on page 243?

8. What museum do Robin and Theo go to when they get to Washington?

9. How does Theo feel before the video with COG?

10. What interest does Currier get from the Ova Nova video?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin’s tolerance and understanding improve with the neurofeedback training. How do Robin’s tolerance and understanding improve? How do these changes help him to develop empathy?

Essay Topic 2

Theo is raising his son alone. What struggles does Theo have raising his son since his wife died? Why is parenting challenging for him?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in Bewilderment? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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