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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 word from the novel refers to evil or pertaining to trouble?

2. What has the Christian Youth Group done for Travis in Chapter 31?

3. Where do Travis and Cate go out in Chapter 23?

4. What does Jeremy's mother ask Travis to do in Chapter 35?

5. What is Hatton's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the change in the narrative tense in the Epilogue?

3. What transformation does Travis undergo in Chapter 35?

4. What is revealed in the phone conversation with Travis in the beginning of Chapter 33?

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

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

9. How does Chapter 26 stand in juxtaposition to the other chapters in the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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