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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. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?
2. What color is the skin of Soot's favorite superhero?
3. What is the name of the funeral parlor where Kelly works?
4. Where does the Author meet a flight attendant from Tulsa?
5. What is the Author allergic to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Author and Kelly talk about a long-distance relationship?
2. Who asks the Author to autograph a book somewhere over West Texas, and what does he say about the fear that the Author has?
3. How does the Author describe the scene as he and Sharon walk to the Bolton Town Hall?
4. Why did the Author never fit in Bolton?
5. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?
6. What does the Author remember about his father?
7. What does the Author do after Kelly?
8. What do the Author and the Kid do when they go to Pennsylvania?
9. How does watching Kelly work affect the Author, and why does he leave suddenly?
10. Why does Sharon call the Author when he is having dinner with a woman named Kelly in San Francisco?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
In Hell of a Book, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
Soot becomes interested in stories. How and why does Soot become interested in stories? What does he realize about their power?
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