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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 color are the flowers on Aunt Jeanne's Clematis?

2. In "The Technically True Story," how many times has Tova called out of work before?

3. What is the date of a concert ticket Cameron finds in the box of his mother's things in "Maybe Not Marrakesh"?

4. In "Maybe Not Marrakesh," what triggers the security light at Brad and Elizabeth's place?

5. In "Got Baggage," about how much money does Cameron have with him when his duffel does not show up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Ethan Mack from, and how did he come to run the Shop-Way?

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

3. How does Tova hurt herself in "The Technically True Story"?

4. What does Marcellus give Tova, and where has he seen another key like it?

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

6. What does Old Al tell Cameron about his mother going to Washington?

7. How does Cameron get money to continue his trip to Sowell Bay?

8. What band do Cameron and Brad have, what news does Brad have about the band, and how does Cameron take the news?

9. How does Cameron meet Ethan?

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

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

Van Pelt uses anthropomorphism in the novel. What is anthropomorphism? Does the use of anthropomorphism make it difficult for readers to remember that Marcellus is not human?

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