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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. About how long were Theo and Aly married?

2. How old is a woman who intrudes on breakfast and asks Robin if he is the boy in the video?

3. How many days after Theo finds Robin drawing with his colored pencil like it is a scalpel does he look through his notebook?

4. How much does Theo have to pay when he is arrested in Washington?

5. Where are Theo and Robin when the first meltdown comes after the neurofeedback treatments end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Robin react when he gets wet when he and Theo take an inflatable boat out on the water?

3. Why does Theo get arrested in Washington?

4. What problems are there the summer that Robin starts doing neurofeedback training using his mother's brain scan?

5. What do Theo and Robin experience on Nithar?

6. What happens when the election is held?

7. Why do caseworkers from Human Services come to see Theo?

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

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

10. What does Robin learn when Theo gives him a treasure hunt about the Mississippi River?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in Bewilderment?

Essay Topic 2

Robin struggles to relate to the world. How does Robin struggle to relate to the world and his peers? Why does Robin struggle to relate to the world and other 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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