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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 one thing Kimmery does not mention about Roshi is

2. Gerard tells Lionel the reason for Frank's exile is

3. In the story of the two brothers and the girl, the term "Rama-lama-ding-dong" refers to

4. After Gilbert is arrested, Lionel feels that someone is

5. Lionel's inability to agitate Gerard suggests

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kimmery stops answering her phone, what is Lionel's next course of action?

2. What does Frank's phrase, "Tell your story walking," mean to Lionel?

3. What does Lionel decide during his phone call with Tony?

4. When he returns from exile, what does Frank tell The Clients?

5. What is it about Kimmery's personality that makes Lionel "con-worried?"

6. What clue does Lionel find in the rental car's glove box?

7. What does Julia imply with her story about the Snuffleupagus?

8. How does the chase scene begin at L & L and who is involved?

9. What is the mission of the men in blue suits who escort Lionel to their rental car and why don't they accomplish it?

10. What were the two things that Frank Minna would not discuss during the time Lionel knew him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Lionel asks Frank, "Who did this to you?" he replies with a joke about Irving. 1) Write an essay identifying three ways in which this exchange contributes to the development of the plot of the story. 2) Write an essay identifying the importance of jokes to the development of plot in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Most of the story is told in first person point of view. 1) Why is this effective? 2) What does it allow the author to do? 3) Consider the author's purpose in choosing this point of view, and evaluate the effect of this choice on the novel. Write can essay in which you discuss one of the above using examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss the purpose and significance of the stylistic changes in Chapter 4, (Tourette Dreams), such as point of view, punctuation and parentheses. 2) Write an essay describing the change in point of view in Chapter 8, Formerly Known.

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