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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 Eusa do with all his knowledge in the Goodparley/Orfing show?

2. What story does Lorna tell the same day that Riddley's father died?

3. Which of the Eusa showmen is said to be one who interprets things?

4. What reason does Lorna give for the baby's death?

5. In the written Eusa story, what happened when there was knowledge and Eusa was working for Mr. Clevver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Riddley do with the dog he kills?

2. Why did Riddley climb the big iron thing after his father died?

3. What happened three days after Riddley's naming day?

4. In the Goodparley/Orfing show, why won't Eusa come up at first?

5. After the Goodparley/Orfing show, what do people do?

6. In the Goodparley/Orfing show, what does Mr. Clevver do?

7. Why are the children playing Black Pack at the beginning of Chapter 3?

8. Why is Riddley upset when he is working to break up the big thing that killed his father?

9. What does Lorna tell Riddley after they freshen the Luck?

10. Goodparley and Orfing do a wotcher with Riddley. Describe the ritual.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riddley often mentions the odors around him. Do these frequent references to the sense of smell make the scenes in the novel more realistic? Why or why not? List examples of times when Riddley mentions how something smells. How would you classify the scents in Riddley's world? What do the odors tell you about Riddley's world?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Eusa folk and their role in the story. Who are the Eusa folk? How many of them are there? Why have them been preserved? What do they look like? Where do they live while the new Ardship is growing up? What do they do every twelve years? Why are they, and especially the Ardship, questioned? What knowledge does the Mincery hope they have? What knowledge do they have?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the Eusa show to the Punch show. How are they different? How are they alike? Why are Orfing and Eusa doing a Punch show instead of a Eusa show? What does the change in shows indicate about the future of Riddley's world?

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