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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 does Wayne’s ornament look like that Lou smashes in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?

2. What is printed on the baseball cap that Bing wears when he exits his house to leave for Christmasland in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

3. What color hair does Charlie Manx say his first wife had in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

4. “Come All Ye Faithful, October” opens on what day of the week?

5. How old is Michelle Demeter when she first appears in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Vic living in the opening of "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"? Who is she living with?

2. How does Vic come to spend the summer with her son in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? How does she feel about this vacation?

3. How is Wayne’s demeanor described in the beginning of "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

4. Where do Vic and Wayne spend the summer in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? How is the setting described?

5. What happens when Vic visits her father’s house in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

6. Where does Vic travel to via the Shorter Way Bridge after she leaves Bing’s home in "Christmasland, July 7-9"? What does she learn here?

7. How has Bing’s character changed when he is reintroduced in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

8. What happens to Maggie while Vic is sleeping in "Christmasland, July 7-9"? How does Vic discover this?

9. What is Sigmund de Zoet doing when his character is introduced in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

10. Who advises Wayne in the backseat of the Wraith in "Search Engine, July 6-7"? What advice is given?

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

Describe and discuss the characters of Christopher and Linda McQueen in the novel. How would you describe Vic’s relationship with her parents in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"? Is Vic closer to her mother or father? How does this change?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the phone calls from Christmasland that Vic begins receiving in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012." Who calls Vic first? What is the reason the child says he is calling? How does Vic respond to the calls?

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