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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 Paul think Soot needs to be heard?
2. What did the Author's father tell him his grandfather punched that he knocked out cold?
3. What color hair does the woman have who gets her book signed by the Author and who says, "Hell of a show" (137)?
4. What does Soot's mother use to discipline him?
5. How much of an advance did the Author get for Hell of a Book?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Soot's mother act after his father dies?
2. What is the Kid's favorite animal and why?
3. What does a minister tell the people of Bolton who gathered to hear the Author?
4. What type of house does Renny have, and why does he drive?
5. Why does Kelly go out with the Author?
6. What does the Author tell the Kid when he has the Talk with him?
7. Who asks the Author to autograph a book somewhere over West Texas, and what does he say about the fear that the Author has?
8. What does the Author see as he and Sharon drive into Bolton?
9. What does Soot see and feel when his father dies?
10. Why does Soot become a believer in stories?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Mott use more metaphors or similes in Hell of a Book? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The Author is a daydreamer. How are the Author’s daydreams different from other people’s daydreams? How and why do his daydreams and imagination cause him to struggle with reality?
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