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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. In "Baby Vipers Are Especially Deadly," why is Katie home early from work?
2. What is in a puzzle box to eat that makes Dr. Santiago say that Marcellus is a "smart cookie" (73)?
3. In "Bugatti and Blondie," who helps Tova with a crossword puzzle she is working on?
4. How old was Erik the year Tova bought him a cassette by the rock band Blondie?
5. Where does Tova hurt herself when she falls off a stool in "The Technically True Story"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Marcellus?
2. Where is Ethan Mack from, and how did he come to run the Shop-Way?
3. What does Tova learn about her ankle injury when she goes to see Dr. Remy?
4. Where does Tova remember that she and Will would go for a picnic before he got sick?
5. How does Tova hurt herself in "The Technically True Story"?
6. How does Cameron get money to continue his trip to Sowell Bay?
7. Why does Dr. Santiago call Marcellus a "smart cookie" (73)?
8. Where does Tova get her hair done and why?
9. How does Cameron meet Ethan?
10. When Cameron visits his aunt Jeanne in "The Welina Mobile Park Is for Lovers," why are she and Jimmy Delmonico arguing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Remarkably Bright Creatures? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?
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
Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Van Pelt use cliffhangers in Remarkably Bright Creatures? Do the cliffhangers create suspense?
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