View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Claire thinks about the sun ruining the life of a farmer from which country?

2. What nickname does Claire's family have for her?

3. What is Dag's surname?

4. Where is Dag from originally?

5. What does Mrs. Monroe of Texlahoma sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Astronaut named Buck when he lands on Texlahoma?

2. What does Andy tell us about himself in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Andy recall was on his mind when he was on the phone trying to track down photos from Depeche Mode?

4. In Chapter 14, what is Claire's theory of a "gripping stranger"?

5. In Andy's story in Chapter 10, why is Miss Ueno upset?

6. Summarize the story Andy tells about a man named Edward in Chapter 9.

7. In Chapter 7, at what point does Andy say he knows he and Claire would be friends for life?

8. Why does Dag hope Charlene was the one who had to clean out his desk after he quit his job?

9. At the beginning of the novel, what does Andy recall doing when he was fifteen years old?

10. What does Andy say about his parents' house in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Claire Baxter. What are her defining character traits? What are her relationships like with Andy and Dag? What is her relationship like with Tobias and Elvissa? How does she grow throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character Dag Bellinghausen. What are his defining character traits? What are his relationships with Andy and Claire like? Is Dag able to become a truth teller by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the sun motif. What does sun and light represent in this novel? How do the three main characters view the sun? Do their views of the sun and light change as the novel progresses? If so, how?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 972 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample