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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 is one piece of physical proof that Todbaum had once been attacked in his vehicle?

2. In Chapter 6, who does the Cordon tell Journeyman has come asking for him?

3. What do the Cordon and the Tinderwick communities exchange?

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

5. In Chapter 19, where does Journeyman end up finding Maddy and Todbaum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of The Arrest?

2. What does Eke tell Journeyman in the section titled An Old Friend that absolutely shocks Journeyman?

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

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

5. What is the Tinderwick relationship with the Cordon?

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

7. What is Maddy an expert in?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of a storyteller is Journeyman? What kind of a storyteller is Todbaum? Why is the topic of storytelling important in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

When do the residents of Tinderwick seem to turn away - many of them in disgust - from Todbaum and from the Blue Streak, and why do you think they behave this way? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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