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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to John-John's brother Joseph?

2. What does the psychic child advise Victor to do?

3. What gift does the person whom Uncle Moses befriends have?

4. Why is Victor's father not surprised an acquaintance disappears when he is questioned by the Witness Protection Program?

5. Why is one of Victor's girlfriends afraid of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How important is humor in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? What sort of ­humor prevails? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Show how the significance of the title of the novel is developed through the author's use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view. Cite specific examples from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What allusions predominate in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? Analyze how they enhance the work's meaning. Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

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