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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 are the main exports of Bolton?

2. In San Francisco, how long does the Author talk about Hell of a Book?

3. Where does the cop live who shot William?

4. What color house did the Author live in when he was nine?

5. Where do the Author and the Kid go to a candy factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Soot's mother punish him and why?

2. What does Soot see and feel when his father dies?

3. What do the Author and Kelly talk about a long-distance relationship?

4. Why does Kelly go out with the Author?

5. What does the Author remember about his father?

6. What do the Author and the Kid do when they go to Pennsylvania?

7. How does the Author describe the scene as he and Sharon walk to the Bolton Town Hall?

8. What happens one night after Paul and Soot are target practicing in the woods?

9. What is it like for Soot to be Unseen?

10. How did Kelly decide to become an undertaker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Mott use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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