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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. In Chapter 1, what does the warning sign make Journeyman think about?

2. Who is the butcher in Tinderwick?

3. In Chapter 1, what does the sign warn visitors on the road about?

4. What kind of beverage does Todbaum's vehicle produce?

5. What eventually happens with Todbaum's career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Astur's background?

2. What part of the Blue Streak is particularly popular with the townspeople of Tinderwick, including, grudgingly, Journeyman?

3. What does Todbaum say about Tinderwick and its environs in the section titled Island and Lighthouse that unsettles Journeyman?

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

5. In what sense does Journeyman think of himself as a perpetual sort of middle-man?

6. What is Maddy an expert in?

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

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

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

10. In Part II, how did Maddy feel about what happened between her and Todbaum at the Starlet apartments all those years past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Journeyman feel about Kormentz, and why does he feel this way? How does Journeyman think the rest of the the Tinderwick residents feel about Kormentz, and why does Journeyman have so much more interaction with Kormentz than anyone else in the town? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is Journeyman's relationship with Astur like? What does Journeyman think of Astur, and how does he feel when he is in her company? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the combination of Todbaum's appearance in Tinderwick, and the resulting aggression from the Cordon, alter both Journeyman's perceptions of himself and his relationship with his sister Maddy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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