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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man with the golden retriever that Kirsten and August encounter in Section 4, Chapter 24?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Finn.
(c) Clark.
(d) Edward.

2. How old is Arthur Leander when he dies?
(a) 29.
(b) 62.
(c) 55.
(d) 51.

3. What does Jeevan's girlfriend ask him to pick up on his way home from the theatre in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Beer.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Milk.
(d) Sushi.

4. How long ago had the Traveling Symphony left Charlie behind in St. Deborah by the Water, according to the narrator in Section 2, Chapter 9?
(a) 1 year ago.
(b) 3 years ago.
(c) 6 months ago.
(d) 2 years ago.

5. How many knives does Kirsten have tattooed on the back of her right wrist, according to the narrator in Section 4, Chapter 19?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miranda's boss at the shipping company in Section 3, Chapter 14?

2. How old is Olivia described as in Section 2, Chapter 7?

3. With whom is Arthur Leander having an extramarital affair in Section 3, Chapter 15?

4. What is the name of Arthur Leander's son?

5. What have Kirsten's sandals been fashioned from, according to the narrator in Section 2, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you compare the characters of Elizabeth and Miranda in the novel?

2. What metaphor(s) can be derived from the movements of the Traveling Symphony in the narrative?

3. What symbolism and allusion is seen in Section 1, Chapter 1?

4. What is significant about Miranda and Clark’s conversation outside the party in Section 3, Chapter 15?

5. Who is being interviewed in Section 3, Chapter 16? Why is this character being interviewed?

6. What tattoos does Kirsten have? What is revealed regarding her tattoos in Section 4, Chapter 19?

7. What are the prophet’s objectives, as illustrated in Section 2, Chapter 12?

8. What setting is established in the opening of Section 3, Chapter 17? In what time period does this chapter take place?

9. What are Sayid and Dieter doing when they disappear in Section 4? What do you think their disappearance signifies?

10. How would you compare the characters of Kirsten and the prophet in the novel?

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