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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 does Himerius' uncle do?

2. On February 20, 2020, where does Saymour's first shot go?

3. How long will it take the Argos to get the Beta Oph2?

4. On February 20, 2020, how old does Seymour remember he was when Marian helped him find a field guide to owls?

5. At what monastery does Agata say monks keep a list of emperors who have died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Konstance spend her tenth birthday?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Seymour worried about Trustyfriend in 2014, and why does Bunnie think the owl will be okay?

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

Aethon’s story is fragmented. In what way is Aethon’s story literally and figuratively fragmented through Cloud Cuckoo Land? How does the story serve as a unifying element in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Zeno is a prisoner of war in Korea. What friendships does Zeno make in the prison camp? How do those friendships help him survive?

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