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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. Where does Hatton drop Travis off for his meeting with Cate in Chapter 33?

2. Where do Cate and Travis go after they meet up in Chapter 23?

3. Who joins Travis, Kyle, Cate, and Hatton in Chapter 35?

4. What is the title of Chapter 25?

5. Who painted “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Travis learn from Kyle in Chapter 27?

2. Where does Matt take Travis and Hatton in Chapter 29? Why?

3. What happens to Travis's ashes in Chapter 35?

4. At what point in Chapter 36 does the climax of the narrative occur? Why is this the climax of the story?

5. What connection/conversation did Travis and Cate have in Part 6, Chapter 23

6. What does the conflict between Travis and Turner signify in the narrative?

7. What actions does Travis take in unraveling the mysetery of his father in Chapter 27?

8. What are examples of foreshadowing seen in Chapters 26-28? What do they foretell?

9. What circumstances are noted when Cate leaves Travis's home in Chapter 27?

10. What is Travis doing in the beginning of Chapter 35? Who is he with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the chapter titles throughout Noggin. What relationship do the chapter titles have to the actions or dialogue in the story? Why do you think the author has chosen to title each chapter in this manner? Are there exceptions?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jeremy Pratt and what is his relationship to the protagonist? How does Travis learn about Jeremy Pratt? What does he learn about him? What does Jeremy signify to Travis?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the linear structure of Noggin. When and where does the author employ flashbacks? How are these instances differentiated from the present timeline? Why does the author employ flashbacks in each instance?

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