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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 Marta Gregorski a prodigy at, according to the narrator in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
2. How are the little boy’s teeth described when he turns to Vic inside the Rolls-Royce in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
3. What object did Bing Partridge use to kill his father?
4. From what narrative perspective is NOS4A2 related?
5. Of the white house that Vic finds on “The Other End of the Bridge,” the narrator says, “It was an awful place, and her first thought was that when the police searched it, they would find” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Vic’s first impressions of the house that she finds at “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
2. How is Vic’s condition described after she crosses back over the Shorter Way Bridge following the retrieval of the bracelet in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
3. How are the deaths of Bing’s parents described in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
4. Where does Vic arrive when she crosses the Shorter Way Bridge to look for her father’s lost object in "The Librarian, 1991"? Who witnesses her there?
5. What foreshadowing does the narrator allude to when Charlie Manx appears to Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
6. How are the trees and car described that Vic encounters on “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
7. How does Maggie introduce herself and the setting where Vic has arrived in "The Librarian, 1991"?
8. Whose disappearance is described first in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where does this abduction take place?
9. What is Jeff Haddon doing when his character is introduced in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
10. What advertisement is described in the beginning of "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the divorce of Christopher and Linda McQueen and its impact on Vic. What foreshadowing has the author employed to indicate the impending separation of Chris and Linda? How does Vic react when she learns that her father is gone?
Essay Topic 2
Family in NOS4A2
a. Discuss the theme of family in the novel as it applies to Vic McQueen. How would you describe Vic’s family growing up? How is this reflected in her own family as an adult?
b. Discuss the theme of family as it applies to Charles Manx, Bing Partridge, and the children at Christmasland. How does Manx justify his actions?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Maggie Leigh in the novel. How old is Maggie when Vic first meets her? How is Maggie’s appearance described? What type of apparel does Maggie wear? What are Vic’s impressions of Maggie?
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