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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 Joel's father's name?

2. What does Joel pray for at the end of Chapter 3?

3. Which of the following cities had Randolph not tried to mail a letter to a man named Pepe Alvarez?

4. What is shouted to the Lord during the religious service?

5. What does Jesus Fever do for most of the journey to Joel's father's house at the end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the nature of Joel and Florabel's conversation in Chapter 5?

6. How does Joel react after his haircut from Zoo is finished?

7. What happens to John Brown when Joel and Randolph take him to Little Sunshine's house?

8. How has Randolph been trying to get in touch with Pepe Alvarez through the mail?

9. What does Joel do during his breaks from being painted in Chapter 8?

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

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

Much of the dialogue used by the author provokes a distinct southern dialect that immerses the reader into the characters' surroundings.

Part 1.) How does the author's use of the Southern dialect in characters like Idabel help inform the readers about the nature of the book's setting?

Part 2.) In what way might the author's use of dialect be geared towards entertaining the reader?

Part 3.) What can the reader learn about the author's writing technique based on his masterly use of dialect in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role that traditions played in the lives of those living at Skully's Landing. How does the author portray religious, mystical and cultural traditions in the book, and what information is learned through these representations?

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