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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 34?

2. Where does Travis go with his friends in Chapter 35?

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

4. What does Travis become determined to do in Chapter 25?

5. What is the title of Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transformation does Travis undergo in Chapter 35?

2. What is the memory that Travis relates in Chapter 26?

3. What interaction do Travis and Kyle have in Part 6, Chapter 24 regarding Cate?

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

5. How does Cate react to Travis' request that she keep him company in Part 6, Chapter 25?

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

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

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

9. What does Travis learn from his father regarding his parents' divorce in Chapter 27?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Travis Coates as the protagonist of Noggin. How old is Travis? What are Travis's objectives, actions, and obstacles in the course of the story? How does Travis's character evolve as the plot progresses?

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 and discuss the character of Kyle in the novel. For how long has Travis known Kyle? Why is their relationship strained after Travis's reanimation? What is the secret Kyle has been hiding?

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