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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. Circle of _________ is an area in which singing birds can encourage a pedestrian to bother a group of people.

2. The cooler parts will warm and ride, creating what the author calls a dog _________.

3. ________ helpers were often deaf and by 1990, the term Walter is used to signify deaf soldiers of Mexico.

4. Young men are called upon in order to become _________ helpers via a sound that is produced.

5. ________ interception is an obstruction that takes the form of patterns or clouds people see when bids fly.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the process of work, as used in the description of the process of welding?

2. What is the cycle of the boy who walks the earth in this section of the story?

3. What is the definition of a Walter?

4. What is the principal on which dogs depend, according to the writing in this book?

5. What are the two meanings of Frederick/frederick, as defined in this section?

6. What should a person do with the wind of a storm, according to quotes from the mother's book?

7. What is described in the Circle of Willis, one of the many sections in this book?

8. What happens to make a dog feel less hungry, according to the story's description?

9. How is 'arm' described in Biology?

10. What is the object of the hiding-ball game, according to the writing in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coughing is described as a way to move people or things between levels.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of levels, since the author doesn't make this idea clear?

Part 2: Why do you think coughing and not laughing moves people?

Part 3: Do you think that everyday events cause major changes in life?

Essay Topic 2

The violence the author includes seems to be used to shock the reader, rather than to add to the book's strength.

Part 1: Is there ever a place for violence in a book? What purpose can it serve?

Part 2: How do you feel about the section on a family witnessing an intruder coming into the home and then killing themselves?

Part 3: Do you think that the author has a personal experience with an intruder committing suicide?

Essay Topic 3

The Living are described as people who seem to put their hands in something unseen and too heavy to lift.

Part 1: What do you think Marcus means when he talks about the living?

Part 2: Do you think that you are a part of the Living? Why or why not?

Part 3: Who do you think should not be a part of the Living? Why?

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