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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. Why does the main character say he is unhappy in Chapter 8 of Fates?

2. What does the moderator, Lotto, and the other participants in the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates drink before the event?

3. How old was Antoinette when she met Sallie?

4. How many words can the bats that Go bred speak?

5. In Chapter 7 of Fates after Lotto calls his mother, what type of cookies is Sallie making?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ladybird think about Olivia in the play Lotto writes in 2003?

2. How does Lotto decribe Chollie in Chapter 9 in Fates?

3. Why is Lotto gone so long when he goes to fetch milk at the grocery store in "Eschatology"?

4. What happens when a man comes to speak to Lotto after his play "Eleanor of Aquitaine"?

5. Who are the main characters in "Ship of Fools"?

6. What does Lotto feel when Mathilde tells him he can be a playwright?

7. In "Ship of Fools," what has happened to the world?

8. In Chapter 10 of Fates, what does Lotto imagine his mother tells him about marriage?

9. What does Phoebe Delmar think of Lotto's play, "Gacy"?

10. What does Pete serve Miranda to eat and drink in Act 1, Scene 1 of "Ship of Fools"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde never sees her parents again after her brother dies. In what ways does Mathilde experience abandonment during her life and how does that affect her relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Lotto dies. How does Mathilde deal with her grief and why does her grief consume her to the point where she struggles with everyday life?

Essay Topic 3

Chollie waited more than 20 years to tell Lotto and Mathilde that he knew about Mathilde's affair. Why did Chollie wait so long to say anything and what were his motives for passing on the information?

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