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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 does Travis's mother insist upon when he and Hatton return home in Chapter 19?

2. What is the title of Chapter 15?

3. What did Kyle confess to Travis shortly before Travis "died"?

4. What is the title of Chapter 22?

5. What is Chapter 17's title?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the painting that Travis recalls in Chapter 8?

2. Whom does Travis go to see in Chapter 11? What do they discuss?

3. What does Travis remark about his friendship with Hatton in Chapter 20? What leads to this?

4. What information does Cate relate to Travis in Chapter 18?

5. How are the scientific elements of Travis's transplant described in the narrative?

6. What plot elements are established in Chapters 1-4?

7. What are some examples of foreshadowing in Chapters 1-4?

8. How is Travis's trip to the movie theater described in Chapter 13?

9. What are some examples of foreshadowing seen in Chapters 5-9?

10. How does Travis describe the differences of his new body in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of the past, present, and future in Noggin. How do these themes manifest through Travis's character? How does the author use symbolism and imagery to develop these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Travis's friendship with Hatton in the novel. When and where does Travis meet Hatton? How is Hatton similar to Travis's other friends? How is he different?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the Triton Theatre and discuss its relevance in the novel. What nostalgia surrounds this setting for Travis? What items from the theatre did he once own? What has happened to them?

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