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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. What is NOT one of the names that is used to name the accountants, as described in this book?

2. The front of a ______ appears to be identical to that of a horse-drawn carriage, in the first section.

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

4. The father used to make shows with _________ for the author and for the author's brother, it seems.

5. The living boy swings a shrunken ________ inside his pocket, ceding his life to the brother who preceded him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the process of detecting the position of remote things, even birds?

2. What happens when the boy decides to pray to the bird, according to the story?

3. Where does family energy come from, according to the section entitled "Flap, Wire, and Name"?

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

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

6. What happens when the wind grows strong and reverses after the society moves underground?

7. What are some of the names of those parts of the brain that are able to resist the bird calls?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The dog is described many times in this book, often as having powers to impact all those around them.

Part 1: Why do you think the dog is so important in this book?

Part 2: How do you think a dog might play an important role in the life of a person?

Part 3: Would the book be different if the word 'cat' was used instead of 'dog'?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

A sleep collaboration seems to be a group that wants people to sleep until they chase away the bad things in their lives.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of a sleep collaboration?

Part 2: Why do you think a sleep collaboration might be necessary?

Part 3: Do you think you could be a part of a sleep collaboration?

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