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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 35, what does Journeyman try to think about sometimes, but finds difficult to think about?

2. Which two women from Granite Head come to hear Todbaum's stories in Chapter 46?

3. In Chapter 36, what has Kormentz insisted on doing when Journeyman comes with deliveries?

4. Who is set to accompany Todbaum in his next journey in the Blue Streak?

5. What starts to fail Gorse as he argues with Todbaum in Chapter 58?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Maddy's plans for Eke and Walt that become clear in Part IV?

2. What seems to be the consensus of the Tinderwickians and the Granite Head community about the Cordon's request?

3. What does Journeyman think about Todbaum when he sees him for the first time again in Part IV?

4. Why is Delia Limetree upset during the meeting with the Cordon in Part III?

5. What is Nowlin's plan in Part IV?

6. What does Todbaum ask Journeyman to give to Maddy for him in Part II?

7. In Part III, what does Journeyman propose to get to know the woman in the library better and what does he find out about her?

8. 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?

9. What happens to Todbaum's napkin "contract" for Maddy in Part III?

10. Why does it seem that Edwin Gorse plans to stay loyal to Todbaum to the end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why is the Lake of Tiredness so named, and what do you think the Lake of Tiredness - and its one resident, Jerome Kormentz, symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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