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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 Jessie do after speaking with Ray?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 20, after jumping from the window, what does Jessie think of?

3. In Chapter 22, who does Katie say she has not yet seen?

4. What does Jessie do at her press conference when the crowd thinks she is joking?

5. After Jessie leaves the bread truck, how does she feel about the driver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessie learn about Mr. Seward in Chapter 22?

2. Why does Mr. Neely give Jessie a glass of water when he first brings her to his apartment?

3. What does Jessie tell Mr. Neely when she is finally able to call him?

4. What does Jessie learn in Chapter 22 about the Board of Health?

5. What does Katie tell Jessie about the children of Clifton in Chapter 22?

6. What makes Jessie comfortable with Mr. Neely when she first meets him?

7. In Chapter 13, what things comfort Jessie?

8. At Jessie's press conference in Chapter 21, what does Jessie learn about Mr. Neely?

9. What does Jessie see on television in the hospital in Chapter 23?

10. During Jessie's press conference in Chapter 21, what does she reveal about Clifton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the adults in this novel that live in Clifton and the adults who live in 1996. What makes these similarities and differences significant? How do their similarities and differences affect the development of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the changes between 1840 and 1996. Which changes are largest? What things are the same? What do these similarities and differences reveal about modern times?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Clifton as a setting in this novel. How does the description of the village vs. the tourist area affect the development of the plot and characters? Consider the author's use of word choice when describing Clifton.

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