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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did Pepe Alvarez have?

2. What does Randolph make towards Joel when he emerges from his room in Chapter 6?

3. Who tells Joel that Zoo will never return after she leaves the Landing?

4. What rises out of the Drowning Pond when Joel and Idabel cross it that makes them fall in?

5. What city does Idabel wish for her and Joel to go to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role scenery plays in the book with respect to the portrayal of the South. What scene does the author appear to be setting in the first chapter of the book through the use of immense attention to detail in regards to the scenery of fictional Louisiana?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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