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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 does Himerius tell Anna that a Hungarian foundry man wanted last summer to make a war engine?

2. How many acres of forest are outside the trailer Bunny inherits from her great-uncle?

3. Where does Konstance find her father when she is 7 3/4 and cannot sleep?

4. How many strokes on each foot does Anna receive for being late and returning with a jug half empty after learning "Okeanos" from Licinius?

5. How far do Omeir and his oxen walk every daylight hour to a charcoal pit and haul cartloads of coal to a large tent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How careless does Omeir observe that some men are with their oxen?

4. What does Konstance's father do to save her and why?

5. Where is Omeir born, and what is different about him?

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

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

8. How does Zeno save his feet after he is captured by the Chinese?

9. What is the Argos and what is its mission?

10. When do Omeir and the others reach Constantinople, and how does Omeir describe the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Konstance discovers the reality of her life on the Argos. How does Konstance discover the reality of her life on the Argos? What does she determine when she learns the Argos is not in space? How does her determination help her escape the Argos?

Essay Topic 2

Seymour decides to set off a bomb. Why does Seymour decide to set off a bomb? Are his efforts heroic or selfish?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make Doerr’s writing more interesting?

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