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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 Cameron's birthdate?

2. What is the name of Tova's brother?

3. How many hearts does Marcellus have?

4. How many neurons does Marcelles have distributed along his eight arms?

5. In "Baby Vipers Are Especially Deadly," how long does Brad say that Cameron can stay with him and Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Cameron visits his aunt Jeanne in "The Welina Mobile Park Is for Lovers," why are she and Jimmy Delmonico arguing?

2. Where does Tova remember that she and Will would go for a picnic before he got sick?

3. Why does Dr. Santiago call Marcellus a "smart cookie" (73)?

4. What does Ethan notice about Charer Village Long-Term Care Center?

5. What does Cameron find in his mother's box that Aunt Jeanne gives him?

6. Who stops Tova at work, and how does he find her?

7. Where does Tova get her hair done and why?

8. What does Tova learn about her ankle injury when she goes to see Dr. Remy?

9. What happened to Tova's son, Erik?

10. Who is Marcellus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Van Pelt uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the main setting in Remarkably Bright Creatures? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Van Pelt uses in Remarkably Bright Creatures? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events, or concepts?

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