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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. Who is the author of the poem that Maggie gives to Vic in "The Librarian, 1991"?

2. How many feet long is the Shorter Way Bridge said to be in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

3. "The Librarian, 1991" opens with what setting described?

4. What church is seen from the windows of Bing Partridge’s home in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

5. What is the name of Rory McCombers’ driver that is found in the trunk of his car in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Vic find her Tuff Burner bike in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? What does she do after finding it?

2. Where does Bing Partridge live and work, according to the narrator in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

3. Whose disappearance is described first in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where does this abduction take place?

4. How is Rory McCombers’ abduction described in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where is Rory kidnapped?

5. What does Vic go in search of when she crosses the Shorter Way Bridge and finds the Library in "The Librarian, 1991"?

6. How does the narrator describe Charlie Manx’s history in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

7. How does the narrator describe the lost object that Vic goes in search of in the beginning of "The Librarian, 1991"?

8. What is Jeff Haddon doing when his character is introduced in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

9. What does Charlie Manx say to Nurse Thornton when he speaks in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

10. How does Maggie introduce herself and the setting where Vic has arrived in "The Librarian, 1991"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Wayne Carmody in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012." How old is Wayne in the beginning of the chapter? What is Wayne’s relationship like with his father? What is his relationship like with Vic?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of NOS4A2. Is the story related from a first or third person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? How would the novel differ if the author had chosen a different style of narration?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the setting of Sugarhill, Pennsylvania, and the home of Bing Partridge. What church is located near Bing’s house? How is this church described? How populous is the area where Bing lives?

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