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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. How many children does Joel's aunt Ellen have?

2. What is Joel doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What does Joel place in a box along with a feather that he had taken from Sam Radclif's truck?

4. Where does the religious service continue after it is interrupted?

5. What color hair does the woman Joel sees in the window at the end of Chapter 2 have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Zoo and Jesus Fever's religious service cut short?

2. How is the photo of Joel's father in his prime described?

3. How is Miss Wisteria described when Joel and Idabel first meet her?

4. How does Amy react to Joel's questions about his father in Chapter 2?

5. What happens at the Landing after Jesus Fever dies?

6. How is Joel's first vision of his father described?

7. What does Randolph do towards Joel while Amy plays the pianola?

8. What happens when Joel and Idabel fall into Drowning Pond?

9. Why doesn't Joel want to go home and change clothes before going fishing with Idabel in Chapter 7?

10. How does Randolph ask Joel to bring him water in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A common theme represented in many of the characters in the book is a sense of isolation.

Part 1.) How have the residents of Skully's Landing purposefully isolated themselves from outsiders, and what motivations do they have for doing this? Part 2.) How has Joel created a sense of comfort within his isolation, and what is telling of his character based on this action?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the nature of the book's main characters based on their willing participation in their own isolation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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