Hell of a Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jason Mott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Hell of a Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jason Mott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In a photo that Daddy Henry showed Soot, about how old was Soot's father?

2. As the Author is running from a big man who caught the narrator with his wife, how old is the woman who steps out of the elevator?

3. When the Author goes to the bathroom during the media training, who is already there?

4. Since meeting the Kid at breakfast, how many cities has the Author been to in Florida?

5. What does Daddy Henry remember that William was good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Soot's father hears him crying in the night?

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

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

4. Where is a little boy at the beginning of the book and what is he doing?

5. What type of dress is the boy's mother wearing at the beginning of the book?

6. What does Jack, the media trainer, say to the Author when they meet?

7. What is Renny's mood when he picks the Author up at the airport, and what does he say about the Author's book?

8. How does the Author describe the skin of the kid who joins him for breakfast in the second chapter of the book?

9. How does William die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Soot can make himself disappear. How does Soot feel when he disappears and becomes Unseen? What does invisibility give him or do for him?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Hell of a Book? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is The Author’s character arc, and what situations and characters influence his growth and transformation?

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