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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. When the plane has been loaded with children and begins to move, what action do the immigration officers take that angers the woman?
2. Along what sort of pathway do the boy and the girl walk as they gradually begin to realize that they are lost?
3. 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?
4. In a conversation with the boy, the woman claims that which book is "about human nature" (161)?
5. In what way does the boy document his and the girl's encounter with the rancher on the tractor?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Which section of the fifth elegy causes the woman to stop reading to the boy?
3. How does the fictional author of Elegies for Lost Children demonstrate the way in which the "man in charge" (164) despises being asked questions?
4. Who is the rancher encountered by the boy and girl on their journey and why is the boy happy when he discovers the rancher's name?
5. What sight in the backseat causes the woman to relent and to grant the boy's request to play "Space Oddity" again after the "fifth or sixth time" (156)?
6. What simile does the boy use to describe his relationship with the woman's mother?
7. What example does the boy give when he claims that the girl is "sometimes really smart" (196)?
8. What kind of animal does the boy wish for once he realizes that he and the girl are lost and why?
9. What commonalities does the boy find between the careers of the man and the woman?
10. What is the woman's philosophy about answering the questions of the boy and girl?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the theme of deception function within Lost Children Archive and what is Luiselli’s message regarding this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Luiselli instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Lost Children Archive.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of courage within Lost Children Archive. What is Luiselli’s message regarding courage and how do you know?
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