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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. Who does the Author say were the worst customers when he worked for the cell phone company?

2. What is the name of the boy at Soot's school who says that people cannot turn invisible?

3. How long have the boy's parents in the first chapter of the book been trying to teach him to become invisible?

4. How old was the Author when he decided that he wanted to be a writer?

5. How many book festivals has the Author been to in New Orleans since meeting the Kid at breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Author work before his book sold?

2. How is the room set up for the Author's media training?

3. How does the Author prove who he is when he needs to get his room key in the second chapter of the book?

4. What are the Author's thoughts about his mother?

5. What does the Author say about the book he has written?

6. Who was Daddy Henry and how often do Soot and his father visit him?

7. Why does the boy from the beginning of the book hate riding to school on the bus?

8. What happens as the boy tries to be invisible at the beginning of the book?

9. What does William want to say to his son about the world they live in?

10. Who is Sharon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Hell of a Book?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Hell of a Book? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Mott uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Both the Author and Soot rely heavily upon imagination. Why do the Author and Soot rely heavily upon imagination? How does imagination serve as an escape and a survival mechanism for them?

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