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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 does Kelly suggest the Author do while she embalms a corpse to take his mind off what she is doing?

2. What does a woman named Kelli offer to make the Author for dinner?

3. What is the Author allergic to?

4. What is the name of the funeral parlor where Kelly works?

5. Who does the Kid tell the Author is his favorite cousin even though he picks on him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the Author do after Kelly?

7. What does a minister tell the people of Bolton who gathered to hear the Author?

8. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?

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

10. How does Soot's mother act after his father dies?

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

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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