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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. (Tourette Dreams) immediately follows

2. Lionel finds Frank

3. Lionel spends many hours of his childhood

4. The characteristic of Lionel's that is masked by his symptoms is

5. Throughout the book, vignettes tell the reader

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the symptoms of Lionel's disease.

2. Describe what happens in the penguin incident with Lionel and Gilbert.

3. What did Lionel do when Detective Seminole asked him about Matricardi and Rockaforte?

4. What does Lionel mean when he says that a person with Tourette's can be the Invisible Man?

5. Discuss Lionel's disposition with respect to his condition.

6. Before he enters the Zendo, Frank Minna's instructions to Lionel include

7. What is the significance of the chapter, Tourette Dreams being composed of just one line?

8. Describe Lionel's ritual as he eats his sandwich after trying to get Gilbert out of jail.

9. What does Detective Seminole think of Lionel?

10. Why was Lionel visiting all of Frank's old haunts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Write an essay describing the author's depiction of family in the novel. 2) Describe the author's description of family within the Fujisaki Corporation and 3) Describe the author's depiction of family with the Zendo.

Essay Topic 2

1) Write an essay in which you consider how Lionel's Tourettes Syndrome contributes to the theme of the story. 2) Write an essay in which you consider how Lionel's Tourettes Syndrome contributes to the plot of the story. or 3) Write an essay in which you consider how Lionel's Tourettes Syndrome contributes to the characterization of the story. Give examples of particular incidents with Lionel in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses irony in the story itself and in the character's life stories as well. Write an essay in which you consider the author's use of 1) irony in the development of plot, 2) irony in the development of characters, or 3) irony in the development of the theme of the novel. Use at least three examples to support your ideas.

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