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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. How much older is Konstance's father than the other children's fathers on the Argos?

2. How old is Konstance?

3. The first time that Maria loses her sight, how long does it take for her vision to return?

4. How old is Konstance in Mission Year 55?

5. How old is Seymour when Bunny learns her great-uncle died and left her his manufactured double-wide in Lakeport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Diogenes claim about a manuscript he shares with his niece?

2. When and why do Zeno and his father move to Lakeport, and what is their home like?

3. What are the plans of the master of the Italians from Urbino?

4. In third grade, what good and bad things happen to Seymour?

5. What does Seymour find in Pawpaw's toolshed, and what does he want to do with what he finds?

6. What happens to Aethon after he rubs himself with the witch's ointment?

7. On February 20, 2020, what does Seymour have in his backpack?

8. Who is Anna?

9. How does Anna learn to read?

10. What does the inkeeper's maid where Aethon stays in Thessaly tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Cloud Cuckoo Land, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? 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?

Essay Topic 2

Doerr uses a non-linear narrative structure in Cloud Cuckoo Land. How does the story move back and forth in time and between characters? How does this build tension and mystery in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Widow Theodora, Anna, and Omeir make decisions when they realize Constantinople is about to fall. What decisions does each character make? Based on their decisions, are these characters cowards or realists?

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