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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. When Wilbur attends a meeting, how old is the new chairperson of the Daffodils?

2. Why do the Daffodils deny Cousin Grace the right to assist refugees?

3. Following their orgy, what keeps Wilbur and Eliza apart?

4. Where does Eliza buy a condo?

5. Who forces Wilbur back to life when he tries to commit suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Wilbur attends a Daffodil meeting, what surprises him?

2. What happens to Wilbur the first time that gravity shifts?

3. When Wilbur finishes speaking with Eliza in the afterlife, what does he plan to do and why?

4. On his way to speak with the dead, why does Wilbur stop by Indianapolis?

5. What does Mashuri invent?

6. Why does Sophie object to her new middle name?

7. Walter finds it disturbing to be around the religious members of the kidnapped Jesus cult for what reason?

8. How are those with the same noun in their middle name related?

9. When Melody plucks a chicken for a rooftop picnic, what happens to the feathers and why?

10. Once Wilbur implements the middle name system, how does the Daffodil Club change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Wilbur and Eliza throughout the novel.

1) What were they like as children?

2) What is their relationship when they are separated?

3) What is their relationship when they are reunited?

Essay Topic 2

When Wilbur is the President of the United States, he changes the system of names in order to bring people together. Analyze the purpose, process, and result of this attempt, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

When Wilbur gets old, Melody and Isadore are an important part of his life. After years of struggle with family, Wilbur's relationship with this new family seems loving and somewhat normal. Write an essay examining this relationship.

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