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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 much is the cream Avery gives Cameron for his neck in "A Sucker for Injured Creatures" (159)?

2. What time does Cameron show up for his job interview at the aquarium?

3. When is Mary Ann's farwell luncheon held?

4. In "Epitaph and Pens," how much does Tova have to pay for two passport photos?

5. What does Marco's father do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "There Was a Girl," why does Jessica Snell call Tova?

3. How does Tova ruin a special concert shirt that belongs to Ethan?

4. What does Cameron tell Tova about his aunt Jeanne?

5. Where are Will and Erik's headstones, and what information is on them?

6. What does Cameron learn about Avery when they get together at her house in "The Pier's Shadow" to paddle board?

7. Why does Aunt Jeanne tell Cameron that Simon Brinks is not his father?

8. What does Sandy sample at the Shop-Way, and how does Ethan react?

9. What happens when Ethan and Cameron go looking for Simon Brinks' summer home?

10. In "Conscience Does Make Cowards of Us All," how does Tova get Marcellus back in his tank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Van Pelt begin the story? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

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

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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