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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. Who was Tinderwick's mayor at one time?

2. What is Astur really good at?

3. What eventually happens with Todbaum's career?

4. Where did Journeyman and Todbaum once live together?

5. Why does Journeyman suspect Todbaum was able to survive the Cordon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the warning sign in the section Frost Heaves say, and what association does the narrator make with the sign?

2. What kind of relationship did Journeyman and Todbaum have during the period when they lived together at the Starlet apartments?

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

4. What immediate problems does Todbaum cause by arriving in the Blue Streak?

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

6. Why do the people of Tinderwick gather around Todbaum's machine, apart from the free coffee he distributes?

7. What is the Tinderwick relationship with the Cordon?

8. How did Journeyman come to be a part of the community in Tinderwick?

9. Why do the residents of Tinderwick mostly call Journeyman "Sandy"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Lethem's treatment of the themes of aggression, bullying, and violence, especially as they relate to the relationship between the Cordon and the community of Tinderwick.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Lethem is trying to convey to the reader through the characters of Eke and Walt, and their absconding from the Cordon and eventually to Quarry Island? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Journeyman's feelings about Tinderwick, his role there, and its residents? Why do you think Journeyman frequently has the feeling of being left out of the loop, or excluded in other ways? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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