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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 time does Cameron go to Dell's Saloon in "Not a Movie Star, but Maybe a Pirate"?

2. What is the name of the woman who does Tova's hair?

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

4. How old is Tova Sullivan?

5. How old was Ethan when he worked for a time at the kiddie zoo in Glasgow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Marcellus get out of his enclosure, and why does he want to get out from time to time?

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

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

5. Who is Marcellus?

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

7. Who is Tova Sullivan?

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

9. How does Cameron meet Ethan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tova falls off a stool and injures her ankle. Why is the incident an inciting event?

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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