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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. Which of the following descriptions best matches what the children thought the Lonely One looked like?

2. Who does Douglas join for ice cream at the drugstore?

3. What event helps to resolve the differences between Clara and Elmira?

4. Which of the following characters helps Douglas with the wax tarot witch?

5. What does Mr. Black do to try and fix the wax tarot witch machine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bill end up falling in love with Helen even though there was a significant difference in their ages?

2. What other relationships does Bill and Helen's relationship parallel?

3. Why doesn't Douglas finish his entry about what he must do some day in his tablet?

4. How did Douglas finish his tablet entry and when did he make the decision to finish the entry in this manner?

5. How does Great-grandma tell Douglas that she will always be with him, even for a thousand years?

6. Why does Douglas want to rescue Mme. Tarot from Mr. Black?

7. Why is Sam not surprised to return home from his job as the postman to find his wife, Elmira, hurt?

8. Why do Tom, Douglas and Charlie believe that the man that Lavina killed is not the Lonely One?

9. What do the various bottles of dandelion wine that were bottled from June and July represent to Douglas?

10. How does Douglas decide is the best way to pay back Mr. Jonas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the themes of fear and death developed throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the text to support your statements. Do you believe the author does a good job at developing these themes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How do characters throughout the novel use their imagination to make themselves happier? Use specific examples from the novel to support your answers. Do you believe this is a healthy way to live? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel adults and children are often compared. Does the novel lead the reader to believe that they are more similar or more different? What events from the novel support your conclusions?

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