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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 has Travis's father been going when he leaves Travis's house?

2. What word from the novel refers to evil or pertaining to trouble?

3. Where does Travis take out the box of letters from in Chapter 34?

4. What did Travis celebrate just before he "died"?

5. What is Matt's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described in the novel's Epilogue?

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

3. What does Travis decide in the Retro Room in Part 6, Chapter 24?

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

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

6. What do Travis and his mother discuss when Travis returns home in Chapter 28?

7. Why do you think the author fails to address some of the scientific and philosophic aspects in Travis's story?

8. How is Travis's outlook described in the beginning of Chapter 34?

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

10. Where does Travis ask Hatton to drive him in Chapter 32? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Noggin. Where in the narrative are the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? How does the structure of the narrative relate to other novels you've read?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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