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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. On what floor is Hillary and Rex's apartment?

2. When Zeno is translating, how many lines can he translate on an average day?

3. When Seymour first sees Bishop on Janet's smartphone, what type of mask is the man wearing?

4. Of the approximately 1,000 Greek tragedies from the fifth century B.C., how many copies remain in 1971?

5. On page 313, how many embroideresses are left after the seige begins on Constantinople?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Konstance not access the library on Day 21 inside Vault One?

2. How does Konstance get out of Vault One?

3. How does Seymour get internet for the computer Bunny buys him?

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

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

6. How do Omeir's oxen die?

7. How does Seymour access someone when he is trying to reach Bishop?

8. What four-mile trip do Omeir and his oxen have to make as the days of the siege turn to weeks?

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

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

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

Why is Omeir feared? What role does superstition play in how Omeir’s deformity is viewed?

Essay Topic 3

Doerr follows Seymour’s life from childhood to adulthood. What type of characterization does Doerr use to reveal who Seymour is? How does this type of characterization help readers understand Seymour and his motivations?

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