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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 touches an owl in Nannup, how many gallon water tank does a tractor trailer have that appears?

2. What does Alex Hess wear no matter the weather?

3. Where does Seymour work the summer of 2019?

4. When Aethon the fish is inside a larger fish, how many sailors are on the ships that sink as his sea monster and another fight?

5. For the smaller cannons used to attack Constantinople, how many pounds do their balls weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. During the siege of Constantinople, what happens to Himerius?

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

3. How does Konstance get out of Vault One?

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

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

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

7. What does the sultan's compound of tents outside the walls of Constantinople look like?

8. How do Omeir's oxen die?

9. How does Anna leave Constantinople?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in the novel? How does Doerr create suspense in those sections of 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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