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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. Why does Allan's father develop an affinity for the Tsar in Chapter 4?

2. What is Allan wearing when he escapes the care facility?

3. On what date does Allan blow up his childhood home and depart in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the doctor that has Allan sterilized when he is in the asylum?

5. How many converts in total does Reverend Ferguson say he's reached in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Allan and his friends attain safe refuge from their assailants in Chapter 15?

2. What is illustrated through Allan's meeting with General Franco in Chapter 7?

3. What character is introduced at a press meeting in Chapter 5? How is the media depicted?

4. What happens when Allan arrives in the U.S. in Chapter 9?

5. What causes Allan's father to leave his family and go to Russia during Allan's childhood?

6. What is ironic about Allan's meeting with world leaders throughout the narrative?

7. What protagonist characters are introduced in Chapter 6? What does their introduction represent?

8. What is illustrated through Allan's meeting with Bolt at the train station in Chapter 2?

9. How does the author employ black comedy in Chapter 5?

10. What leads to the conflict between the Beauty and the other characters in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character called "the Beauty" in the novel. How old is this character? How does Allen come to meet her? What role does she play in Allan's adventure?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Julius Jonsson in the novel. Where does Allan meet Julius? What leads to the friendship between these characters? Why does Julius become involved in Allan's adventure?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Allan's encounter with Winston Churchill in the narrative. How does Allan "save" Churchill? Is the author's depiction of Churchill realistic and/or historically accurate? How does Churchill regard Allan?

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