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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. In the third "Interlude," what does the writer say his typewriter needs?

2. What kind of hair coloring does Bernard use to hide his natural red color?

3. What does Leigh-Cheri study?

4. How old is Gulietta?

5. What does the yogi do to try to bring serenity to the conference?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you learn about the writer's creative mind as he tries to imagine a new typewriter design?

2. Who is the person that insults Leigh-Cheri while she is already upset over the bombing that ruined the Care Fest? What does that person say?

3. What does the reader learn about the writer's typing ability?

4. What does Leigh-Cheri learn when she goes on Bernard's boat?

5. In Chapter Eleven, what is revealed about Leigh-Cheri's relationship with her parents?

6. In Chapters Seven and Eight, what is learned about the people around Leigh-Cheri?

7. Where did Bernard Hickey Wrangle, a.k.a. "The Woodpecker", set off a bomb that injured someone? What did Bernard do to make amends?

8. Why does Bernard Mickey Wrangle go by so many names?

9. What is the writer's expectation for the typewriter?

10. How do they say, "Have a nice day," in the writer's country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of the Geo-Therapy Care Fest to Leigh-Cheri? What interests her most about it?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the story, Leigh-Cheri is infatuated with Ralph Nader. Who is he? What does he stand for? Why do you think he was chosen to be the recipient of her devotion?

Essay Topic 3

What does Leigh-Cheri learn from her solitary existence in the attic?

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