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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. How does Anna leave Constantinople?

2. What type of vehicle does Hillary drive when he picks up Zeno at the London airport?

3. What color tie does Zeno wear when he travels to London?

4. Where does Konstance go in the Atlas on Day 325 of Mission Year 365?

5. At 5:27 p.m. on February 20, 2020, how many times do the phones on the welcome desk and then the one in Marian's office ring and then stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Konstance remember when she is about to give up?

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

3. What does Zeno realize he will need to tell people about his captivity in Korea?

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

5. What does Hillary look like when he picks up Zeno from the airport in London?

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

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

8. Where does Omeir put Anna's things before he takes her home?

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

10. What does Zeno learn by working with the children on a play about Aethon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Widow Theodora, Anna, and Omeir make decisions when they realize Constantinople is about to fall. What decisions does each character make? Based on their decisions, are these characters cowards or realists?

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

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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