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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 does Ethan learn Daphne's married name was?

2. In "An Impossible Jam," who calls Cameron?

3. What year did Tova, Lars, and her mother take the SS Vadstena to America?

4. In "A Sucker for Injured Creatures," when will Cameron get his first paycheck from the aquarium?

5. In "There Was a Girl," how much is the offer Jessica Snell calls about above asking price?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Cameron get a job and doing what?

2. How does Tova learn the name of the girl Erik was seeing?

3. How does Tova get Ethan a new Grateful Dead T-shirt?

4. After paddle boarding, what does Avery tell Cameron about saving a woman on the pier?

5. How does Ethan know Cameron's last name from somewhere and what does he do with the information?

6. What does Cameron learn about his lost duffel when the airline calls?

7. What does Marcellus do with Cameron's driver's license and why?

8. When and where is Mary Ann's farewell luncheon held?

9. How does Cameron feel after working at the aquarium?

10. In "Hard Left, Cut Right," how is Cameron liking his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting of the pier serves as a motif in Remarkably Bright Creatures. How does the pier serve as a motif to tie themes together and bring together Cameron and Tova’s stories?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Van Pelt use foreshadowing in Remarkably Bright Creatures? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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