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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. How many days does Marcellus believe he has to live?
2. Where did Cameron grow up?
3. How many ladies used to be in Tova's lunch group called the Knit-Wits?
4. What type of sandwich is the man named Elliott eating when he and Cameron stand in line at the JoyJet baggage office?
5. What is the name of the new bag boy at Shop-Way in "June Gloom"?
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. How does Marcellus get out of his enclosure, and why does he want to get out from time to time?
3. How does Cameron meet Ethan?
4. Who is Tova Sullivan?
5. What does Cameron find in his mother's box that Aunt Jeanne gives him?
6. Why does Dr. Santiago call Marcellus a "smart cookie" (73)?
7. What does Tova learn about her ankle injury when she goes to see Dr. Remy?
8. Who stops Tova at work, and how does he find her?
9. What does Tova tell Ethan Mack when he tells her he is sorry to hear about her brother, and what does she remember about her brother?
10. Who are the Knit-Wits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Marcellus touches Tova, he leaves marks on her arm. What do the sucker marks symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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