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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 Marvin forget to do with the kentuki the first time he finds himself in his new environment?

2. Where does Marvin get stuck in Part III?

3. Who does Alina go to talk to when she is upset over the kentuki's behavior?

4. What does Sven say having the kentuki with him all day has led to?

5. Who has left Claudio some money in Buenos Aires?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, how well or badly is Grigor's Fallback going?

2. What is Emilia surprised and dismayed to see in Eva's apartment in Part III?

3. How does Nikolina lose her kentuki that she is a keeper for?

4. What would Alina have done if she had better understood what a kentuki was?

5. What does Klaus do to make it look like Emilia, acting through the kentuki, has been making trouble in Eva's hosue?

6. How does Emilia start making direct contact with Klaus?

7. What kinds of accessories does Marvin ask Jesper for for his kentuki?

8. What does Marvin decide to do when his dragon kentuki is no longer obligated to be kept in the shop?

9. What is Marvin's relationship with his father like?

10. What does the visitor in Eva's apartment do to her bunny kentuki that terrifies Emilia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Marvin so determined to "touch" the snow in the town the kentuki in which he dwells is located in? What does Schweblin use the snow, as well as Marvin's life circumstances, to represent? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Schweblin begins the book with Robin's experiences as a keeper of a kentuki, but then never revisits this thread again? What tone does this beginning set for the rest of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sven's art installation project, and the stunning invasion of Alina's privacy it is largely based on, change Alina's perceptions of her own experiences with her kentuki? How does the art installation project affect Alina's perceptions of kentukis and their purposes in general? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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