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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 nasty red haired girl Joel tries to apprehend for a local man in Chapter 1?
2. What does Joel try and avoid when going inside his head?
3. Who pretends not to see the tennis ball in the room in Chapter 4?
4. What does Amy tell Joel that the house doesn't have because Randolph doesn't approve of it?
5. What did Jesus Fever's granddaughter's first husband do to her in a rage on the first night of their marriage?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Zoo wear a ribbon around her neck?
2. What is the nature of Joel and Idabel's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7?
3. How is Joel's first encounter with Zoo described?
4. How do Randolph and Amy react to Joel's questions regarding a strange woman he saw in Chapter 4?
5. How does Amy react to Joel's questions about his father in Chapter 2?
6. Why does Little Sunshine wish for Joel to come to his home?
7. How does Idabel describe her colored glasses to Joel?
8. How are Joel's feelings described when he inverts during his first prayer service?
9. How does Little Sunshine describe the Cloud Hotel?
10. How does Idabel describe a tombstone that reads "Toby, killed by the cat" to Joel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the author's portrayal of the father figure in the book. What impact might Ed Samson's being an invalid have on Joel's desperate search for a male figure in his life?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the significance of the book's title "Other Voices, Other Rooms". What significance does this title hold for the characters Joel and Randolph in the book and what insight might this offer in examining the portrayal of the outsider's journey in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the author's portrayal of death in the book. What can the reader learn about the book's characters based on their actions after Jesus Fever's death?
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