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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. Which word best describes the setting in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?

2. Which of the following makes the book seem interactive?

3. Who is the author of "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?

4. What allows the reader to personalize the story?

5. What does the author assume about the reader throughout the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the reader and Ludmilla agree upon in Chapter 4?

2. How is confusion a theme in the novel?

3. In Chapter 4, what type of book does Ludmilla state she enjoys and why is this significant?

4. How is jealousy a theme in "Outside the Town of Malbork"?

5. Describe the novel "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo."

6. Describe the imagery used in "Outside the Town of Malbork."

7. Describe the plot of the first book the reader has, titled If On a Winter's Night a Traveler.

8. Describe "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow."

9. Describe the narrator of "Leaning from the Steep Slope."

10. Describe the reader's comments on the difference between reading and hearing somebody read aloud.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of the reader. What motivates him to keep searching for the "right" book? Is the character particularly likable? Why or why not? What evidence in the novel makes you have an opinion of him?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think Calvino views his readers? What makes you believe this is so? How does he compare to Flannery in this sense?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the battle for language in the novel. How do the two sides continue to fight? How does the battle still affect those who read? What tone does the battle set for the novel?

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