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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 old is the boy sitting in a small living room in Carolina?
2. Where did the Author grow up?
3. Where does Renny drive the Author?
4. During the media training, what does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone?
5. How tall is the lettering on the word that the Author notices in the office in midtown Manhattan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of dress is the boy's mother wearing at the beginning of the book?
2. Where is a little boy at the beginning of the book and what is he doing?
3. What happens when Soot's father hears him crying in the night?
4. How does the Author escape from a man who is chasing him at a hotel?
5. What is Renny's mood when he picks the Author up at the airport, and what does he say about the Author's book?
6. Where did the Author work before his book sold?
7. What does Jack tell the Author to not write about and why?
8. How does William die?
9. What does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone during the media training, and how long does it take them to understand what they are seeing?
10. What happens as the boy tries to be invisible at the beginning of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Author meets Nic Cage on a plane. Why is the Author excited to meet Nic Cage? What conversation do they have about knowing people? What do they conclude about what it means to know someone?
Essay Topic 2
The Author has pleasant memories of things he did with his father. What type of relationship did the author and his father have?
Essay Topic 3
A writer’s voice is his individual writing style. A writer’s message is what he has to say or share about a subject. What conflicting advice does the Author receive about his voice and his message in his writing? How does conflicting advice make him struggle and why?
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