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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 does Todbaum say the woman who used to ride with him in the Blue Streak really wanted?
2. What does Maddy tell Journeyman that Dodie Metzger found in the woods recently?
3. Where does Astur want to send Eke and Walt in Chapter 40?
4. What does the woman in the library finally tell Journeyman in Chapter 42?
5. In Chapter 53, what is Kormentz using to keep his fire going?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Journeyman tell Maddy in the section By the Time Maddy Went to Founder's Park that unsettles him?
2. What odd habit did Todbaum used to have when scouring other books for ideas for dystopian tales?
3. What does Todbaum reveal to Journeyman and the rest of the Tinderwickians in Part IV that is different from what he has said before about his journeys in the Blue Streak?
4. Who does Journeyman try to convince to come to Quarry Island with him in Part IV, and what is this person's reaction to his entreaties?
5. What does Maddy do when she finally visits the Blue Streak in Founder's Park?
6. What does Journeyman observe the two Cordon men doing who are camped out at the edge of Founder's Park in Part III?
7. What does Journeyman think about Todbaum when he sees him for the first time again in Part IV?
8. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman about his thoughts on dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories?
9. Why does it seem that Edwin Gorse plans to stay loyal to Todbaum to the end?
10. What is Nowlin's plan in Part IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Maddy's and Journeyman's nuclear family background, and how do you think their upbringing and their relationships with their parents affects the paths of their lives, especially following The Arrest? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
While Lethem never reveals Todbaum's purpose in bringing himself and the Blue Streak to Tinderwick, why do you think Todbaum decides to travel there at the time he does? What do you think Todbaum's and Journeyman's relationship will be like in the future as this novel ends, with Todbaum stranded on Quarry Island in the Blue Streak? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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