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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. Where does the Author meet a flight attendant from Tulsa?

2. What was the biggest room in the house where the Author lived when he was nine?

3. What is the name of Soot's maternal uncle who comes and talks about justice after William dies?

4. How many bedrooms were in the house that the Author lived in when he was nine?

5. On page 113, where are the Kid and the Author sitting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Author tell the Kid about fear?

2. Why did the Author never fit in Bolton?

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

4. What is the Kid's favorite animal and why?

5. What type of house does Renny have, and why does he drive?

6. How does watching Kelly work affect the Author, and why does he leave suddenly?

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

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

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

10. What does the Author say about Sharon when he sees that she is meeting him in Bolton?

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

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

The Author reverts to his usual behavior after seeing Kelly. Why does the Author revert to his usual behavior after seeing Kelly? What does his reliance upon routines reveal about him and being a creature of habit?

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