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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Liam.
(b) Logan.
(c) Leo.
(d) Luke.

2. Which of the following is acknowledged as contributing to the novel?
(a) Caitlin Blasdell.
(b) Caitlin Windom.
(c) Kathryn Blasdell.
(d) Kathryn Windom.

3. The comment that “You can see the key turning in the lock behind his petrified eyes” (152) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

4. Used throughout the text, which of the following does the term “hingmy” mean?
(a) Specific item.
(b) Random item.
(c) Random person.
(d) Lack of an item.

5. Which of the following is acknowledged as contributing to the novel?
(a) Soon Lee.
(b) Soon Kim.
(c) Chun Kim.
(d) Chun Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following days does the novel begin?

2. Which of the following accents is ascribed to the Gnome?

3. On which of the following does the Toymaker recall living as a child in Manhattan?

4. In the phrase “You realized it was a shoo-in when you clocked you were the only candidate they’d bothered to fly out for the interview” (27), the word “clocked” carries which of the following meanings?

5. Which of the following does the novel describe as “intent on milking a public purse that no longer had a solid tax base with which to pay” (82)?

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