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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. When Konstance wakes in Vault One, how long has she slept?

2. What type of car does Janet drive?

3. As preparations are made to attack Constantinople, how many cannons do cannoneers set tapers to priming powder?

4. Where does Rex die?

5. What days of the week do the five fifth graders comes to the library and work with Zeno?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zeno do when Mrs. Boydstun dies?

2. What do Zeno and the children do when Seymour goes upstairs?

3. What does Anna smell the next morning when she pushes her way through a forest?

4. Why does Omeir decide to have Anna travel with him?

5. As the seige of Constantinople continues, what does Anna do in the evenings after she settles Maria in their cell?

6. Where does Anna find herself after the skiff overturns?

7. Who does Konstance discover were the five children in the library that Zeno saved?

8. In August of 2019, why are so many children in the Lakeport Library?

9. What information does Konstance find about Zeno in the library?

10. What does Konstance see in the library after she awakes in Vault One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zeno lives with Mrs. Boydstun after his father dies and when he returns from Korea. How does Zeno care for Mrs. Boydstun as she ages? What does the relationship he has with her reveal about his character?

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

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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