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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 does Joel determine he will make his friend near the end of the religious service?

2. While Amy plays music in Chapter 4, what does Randolf whisper to Joel?

3. What did Jesus Fever's granddaughter's first husband do to her in a rage on the first night of their marriage?

4. Who does Joel talk to at the end of the religious service?

5. Who moves closer to Joel on the sofa while Amy plays music in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joel say he chooses to enter his own imaginary place in his head?

2. What is the nature of Joel and Idabel's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. How does Randolph describe his feelings towards Pepe Alvarez to Joel?

4. How does Amy react when she learns Joel tried to run away?

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

6. How does Idabel describe her colored glasses to Joel?

7. How is Joel's haircut given by Zoo described?

8. How is the red tennis ball described at the end of Chapter 6?

9. What does Joel believe led to his mother's death?

10. Why does Joel take refuge in an abandoned house in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the author's portrayal of the theme of coming of age through Joel's character. What might the author be saying about the unpredictability of coming of age based on Joel's journey from boy to man in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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