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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 kind of nap does Journeyman take in Chapter 34?

2. What do Eke and the other man from the Cordon do near the Blue Streak in Founder's Park while Journeyman watches surreptitiously?

3. Who does Journeyman ask Maddy to speak with in Chapter 31?

4. Who are the representatives at the meeting in Chapter 37 from Granite Head?

5. What do the Cordon ask for in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jane and Lucius specialize in?

2. What does Kormentz begin doing in Part III when Journeyman brings his deliveries that Journeyman hates?

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

4. Why is Journeyman envious of Jane and Lucius?

5. Why does Kormentz tell Journeyman to take all his writings with him in Part IV?

6. How does Journeyman feel when he first sets foot on Quarry Island in Part IV?

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

Edwin Gorse takes a stand in the later parts of this novel, ultimately dying in the name of a set of beliefs. What principles, ethics, morals, or other beliefs do you think Gorse believed himself to be dying for, and how does Gorse's infatuation with Todbaum inform his beliefs right before his death? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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