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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. The woman remarks that while the man is driving, if she asks him what he is thinking about, he "usually" (156) replies with what word?
2. In the seventh elegy of the book Elegies of Lost Children, the group of children are told that they must wait how many days before the next train comes?
3. The boy uses information from his pediatrician to determine that children usually do not retain memories made before what age?
4. The note the boy leaves inside one of the banker's boxes says that he and the girl are going to look for the "lost" (238) what?
5. When the plane has been loaded with children and begins to move, what action do the immigration officers take that angers the woman?
Short Essay Questions
1. What bright spot does the boy say will remain in the situation even if the man and woman never find the two of them?
2. What event causes the boy to become unhappy for the first time since he and the girl had set out on their journey together?
3. What does the airplane symbolize within the Virginia Woolf epigraph at the start of Family Soundscapes: "Box IV"?
4. For what length of time has the family been driving when the boy asks the woman to play a David Bowie song in the car?
5. How does the fictional author of Elegies for Lost Children demonstrate the way in which the "man in charge" (164) despises being asked questions?
6. What event causes the woman to question the boy about what he would do if he and the girl ever got lost while on their own?
7. Discuss how the boy's reunion with the girl comes about after their separation and include discussion of the boy's reaction to their reunion.
8. What simile does the boy use to describe his relationship with the woman's mother?
9. How does the boy plan to find the way to the town of Lordsburg and what does he plan to do once he and the girl reach Lordsburg?
10. What example does the boy give when he claims that the girl is "sometimes really smart" (196)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does Luiselli send about family bonds and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the theme of the motherhood archetype within Lost Children Archive. What is Luiselli’s message regarding the role of motherhood and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Lost Children Archive while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.
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