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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 type of dog does Zeno's father bring home in April of their first year in Lakeport?

2. When does Rex tell Zeno he wants to try to escape petrol drums?

3. When did Theodosius the Second begin constructing the walls of Constantinople?

4. How old was Konstance's father when he applied to leave Earth?

5. How often are the inhabitants of Argos issued new worsuits?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Omeir worry about his Grandfather, mother, and sister surving the winter while he goes to Edirne?

3. When and how is Zeno captured by the Chinese?

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

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

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

7. What does Aethon see and do in "Two"?

8. What problems is Maria having after she hits her head on the stone floor?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Time seems to pass slowly on February 20, 2020, at the Lakeport Library. How does Doerr use language and short chapters to create a temporal distortion on that afternoon?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Aethon is on a personal quest and journey in Cloud Cuckoo Land. What is Aethon’s quest and where is he traveling? How do his quest and journey parallel those of Konstance, Zeno, Seymour, Anna, and Omeir?

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