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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 name of the children’s book series that Vic has gained fame by creating in the novel?

2. What is the name of one of Charles Manx’s “True Children” and his biological daughter?

3. When does Nathan Demeter say the Rolls-Royce was made that he lets his daughter drive in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

4. When the police trace Wayne’s iPhone in "Search Engine, July 6-7," the image shows him riding down what road?

5. The narrator states in “Come All Ye Faithful, October,” that “Charlie Manx said blood didn’t come out of” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bing do at the church by his house in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How does the narrator describe the actions of Paul Caslon and Millie Manx in the novel’s Epilogue?

6. How does Vic respond when Maggie appears on her doorstep in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

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

8. What argument takes place between Charlie Manx and Bing in the beginning of "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

9. What is Vic doing when the narrative first turns to her character at the Lake House in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

10. Where does Vic travel to across the Shorter Way Bridge on the Triumph in "Search Engine, July 6-7"? What takes place at this location?

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

Discuss the setting of Haverhill, Massachusetts. How big is the city of Haverhill? Where in Massachusetts is it located? How is Vic’s house described in the narrative? Where is the Shorter Way Bridge in relation to Vic’s home?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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