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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. Why does Journeyman suspect Todbaum was able to survive the Cordon?
2. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman is the source of his vessel's power?
3. Where did the Tinderwickians send the one "monster" in their midst?
4. What project does Journeyman tell Todbaum about in Chapter 17 that the Tinderwickians want to erect?
5. What birds had lately thrived in Tinderwick?
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. Why has Jerome Kormentz been exiled by the townspeople and where does he live?
3. In what sense does Journeyman think of himself as a perpetual sort of middle-man?
4. How does Journeyman feel about Astur, Maddy's partner?
5. What was the result of The Arrest?
6. What kind of relationship did Journeyman and Todbaum have during the period when they lived together at the Starlet apartments?
7. In Part II, how did Maddy feel about what happened between her and Todbaum at the Starlet apartments all those years past?
8. Why does Maddy get so angry with Journeyman several months after The Arrest, as described in the section "Loss"?
9. How did Journeyman come to be a part of the community in Tinderwick?
10. What is Journeyman's job in Tinderwick and how does he feel about the job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What ideas or themes do you think Lethem is trying to communicate to the reader through Todbaum's and Journeyman's discussion about dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories on pages 175 - 77? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What questions or provocations do you think Lethem is trying to induce in the mind of the reader regarding the topic of technology, and of human dependency on technology in the modern era? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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