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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. How does Quentin Maslow come to live in Tinderwick?
(a) It was where he visited his adult children in the winter.
(b) It was always his family home.
(c) It was where his late wife was from.
(d) He was a houseguest there when The Arrest happened.

2. What book is Todbaum particularly disdainful of in Chapter 44?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) The Road.
(c) Tennenbaum.
(d) The Highway.

3. What is one specific rumor about Todbaum and the Cordon?
(a) That Todbaum wants to join the Cordon.
(b) That Todbaum wants to kill everyone from the Cordon.
(c) That Todbaum and the Cordon are working together.
(d) That the Cordon is using Todbaum as an excuse to attack Tinderwick.

4. What does Journeyman hide his disappointment from Maddy about in Chapter 49?
(a) That Maddy has found a new knife.
(b) That Todbaum seems to like Maddy better.
(c) That Maddy seems to like Nowlin better than she likes him.
(d) The fact that Maddy has already met Drenka.

5. What does the woman in the library ask Journeyman for in Chapter 42?
(a) Cheese.
(b) A new book.
(c) A story.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What remains in Journeyman's pocket in Chapter 34, not delivered to its intended recipient?

2. Who is the woman Todbaum tells the assembled crowd used to ride with him in the Blue Streak for a while in Chapter 46?

3. What does Journeyman finally ask Maddy directly in Chapter 43?

4. What had Edwin Gorse done for a living before The Arrest?

5. What changes in December for Todbaum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Cordon people ask for during their meeting with Tinderwick in Part III?

2. What happens to Todbaum's napkin "contract" for Maddy in Part III?

3. What does Journeyman observe the two Cordon men doing who are camped out at the edge of Founder's Park in Part III?

4. When did Journeyman first realize Maddy was a better swimmer than he was, and why does he think of that in Part IV?

5. Why does Kormentz tell Journeyman to take all his writings with him in Part IV?

6. What seems to be the consensus of the Tinderwickians and the Granite Head community about the Cordon's request?

7. Who does Journeyman try to convince to come to Quarry Island with him in Part IV, and what is this person's reaction to his entreaties?

8. What does Maddy do when she finally visits the Blue Streak in Founder's Park?

9. What are Maddy's plans for Eke and Walt that become clear in Part IV?

10. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman about his thoughts on dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories?

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