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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 is Dell’s job title, as she explains on page 73?

2. In what state is Lovecraft Country, as explained in Chapter 1?

3. How does Montrose describe Samuel on page 97?

4. What gift does William give to Letitia at the end of Chapter 1?

5. When did Adah die, as revealed in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What guide does Atticus frequently reference in Chapter 1? What information does it provide him?

2. What special book does Atticus discover on page 65? Where does he find it?

3. Who is William and what information does he give to Atticus and the others upon their arrival at the manor house in Chapter 1?

4. What happens at the Simmonsville Dinette in Chapter 1?

5. What does Atticus discover inside his father’s apartment in Chapter 1? Where does Atticus believe his father has gone?

6. According to George on page 110, what will Letitia be unable to get? Why?

7. Who built the Winthrop House? What is notable about it?

8. What genre of fiction does Atticus love most? Why does this love also give him pain, as explained in Chapter 1?

9. Who contacts Letitia at the beginning of Chapter 2? What news does she receive?

10. What is notable about the guest rooms assigned to Atticus, George, and Letitia at the manor house in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Atticus experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Caleb’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is the novel a celebration of the science fiction genre? Evaluate the role of science fiction in the novel, using textual evidence for support.

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