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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 the visitor in Eva's apartment do to the kentuki?
2. What does Carmen suggest Alina start using the kentuki for?
3. How does one shop use kentukis that Grigor is surprised to see?
4. What did Claudio always do on the balcony when he was a child?
5. What does Grigor find makes a big difference in helping sell his connections?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Emila see a visitor in Eva's apartment doing that really upsets her?
2. What does Klaus do to make it look like Emilia, acting through the kentuki, has been making trouble in Eva's hosue?
3. How does Alina react when the kentuki seems to try to touch her breasts?
4. Why does Sven take a greater interest in Alina's kentuki in Part IV?
5. What surprises Claudio about his trip to see his uncle in Buenos Aires?
6. How does Nikolina lose her kentuki that she is a keeper for?
7. How does Emilia start making direct contact with Klaus?
8. In Part III, what is the most disturbing experience Grigor has as a dweller?
9. What does Marvin decide to do when his dragon kentuki is no longer obligated to be kept in the shop?
10. What does Claudio gather from the contents of the metal box in his uncle's apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Schweblin insinuate throughout the novel about the types of people and personalities who are drawn to being keepers and dwellers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What finally drives Enzo to sever his connection permanently with Mister, his kentuki? How does Enzo feel about severing his connection with Mister? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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