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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 the title of Chapter 19?

2. Who is the doctor that proposes the idea of freezing Travis's head after his death?

3. What is the title of Chapter 5?

4. Where did Travis see a movie with Cate before telling her he loved her?

5. Whom does Kyle say he is moving in with in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the themes of the past and present deveoped in Chapters 19-22?

3. How are the themes of the past, the present, and friendship developed in Chapters 14-18?

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

5. How does Travis respond when he encounters Cate in Chapter 17?

6. What does Cate say to Travis when she calls him in Chapter 19?

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

8. What does Travis discuss with Dr. Saranson in Chapter 10?

9. How does Travis describe Thanksgiving dinner in Chapter 14?

10. What memory does Travis have in flashback in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of Arnie's Arcade in the narrative. What is significant about this setting to the plot of the story? How does this setting connect to the novel's themes and symbolism?

Essay Topic 2

What does Travis remark about his decision to be cryogenically frozen throughout the narrative? How do his feelings change about this decision? Whom does Travis feel he made the decision for?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss several examples of irony in Noggin. What are examples of verbal irony in the story? What are examples of dramatic or situational irony? What purpose does irony serve in each example?

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