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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. Who calls Jerome to tell him Juwain is ill?

2. What is the editor's point of writing the Preface?

3. Where does Ole sell his vegetables?

4. What makes Ole realize his time has passed?

5. In "Tale 2", what does Jenkins reveal to Jerome about his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Tale 3", what does Grant ask of Nathaniel?

2. How do Dogs feel about traveling between planets?

3. How does Grant feel about talking to Dave Baxter?

4. How does Jenkins help Jerome in "Tale 2"?

5. How does Jerome react when he learns that Juwain is ill?

6. Who tries to help Juwain when he becomes ill?

7. How does Gramps meet Henry Adams?

8. How does Gramps react when he sees Ole drive up in his car in "Notes 1"?

9. In the Preface, how do Dogs view man?

10. In the Preface, what purpose do the tales the Dogs share serve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the effectiveness of using so many different narrators in one text.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Juwain's philosophy. What is the impact of this philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

What is symbolic about the mutants? What do they represent? Why are they included in this novel?

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