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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 kind of work did Journeyman and Todbaum once collaborate on?

2. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman is the source of his vessel's power?

3. What is Maddy's only luggage in Chapter 22?

4. Where does Journeyman steer Todbaum and his machine?

5. What is the name of Todbaum's and Journeyman's futuristic script?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Jerome Kormentz been exiled by the townspeople and where does he live?

2. What is Maddy an expert in?

3. What happens between Todbaum and Maddy when Maddy visits Journeyman in Los Angeles?

4. What is Journeyman's job in Tinderwick and how does he feel about the job?

5. In what sense do Journeyman's rounds of food delivery expand in Part II?

6. What idea does Maddy contribute to the script for Yet Another World?

7. Before The Arrest, what did Journeyman do for a living and how did he feel about it?

8. How does Journeyman feel about the woman who suddenly moves into the town library?

9. What does Journeyman think of the machine Todbaum arrives to Tinderwick in?

10. Why does Maddy get so angry with Journeyman several months after The Arrest, as described in the section "Loss"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Journeyman's and Todbaum's relationship seem to be based upon? Why do you think Journeyman goes back to work for Todbaum, even after what happens between Todbaum and Maddy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Edwin Gorse takes a stand in the later parts of this novel, ultimately dying in the name of a set of beliefs. What principles, ethics, morals, or other beliefs do you think Gorse believed himself to be dying for, and how does Gorse's infatuation with Todbaum inform his beliefs right before his death? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Journeyman feel about the people from the Cordon? How do the rest of the Tinderwick residents feel about the Cordon? Why do they feel the way they do about the Cordon, and what are the main differences between the people and cultures of Tinderwick and the Cordon? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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