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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 tell Journeyman that he and Maddy are destined to do together in Chapter 33?
2. Which two women from Granite Head come to hear Todbaum's stories in Chapter 46?
3. What troubles Augustus about the picnic in Chapter 57?
4. What changes in December for Todbaum?
5. Who is set to accompany Todbaum in his next journey in the Blue Streak?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kormentz tell Journeyman to take all his writings with him in Part IV?
2. 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?
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. What happens to Todbaum's napkin "contract" for Maddy in Part III?
5. Why does it seem that Edwin Gorse plans to stay loyal to Todbaum to the end?
6. What does Todbaum ask Journeyman to give to Maddy for him in Part II?
7. What does Journeyman think about Todbaum when he sees him for the first time again in Part IV?
8. What does Maddy do when she finally visits the Blue Streak in Founder's Park?
9. What do the Cordon people ask for during their meeting with Tinderwick in Part III?
10. How does Journeyman feel when he first sets foot on Quarry Island in Part IV?
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
Write an essay analyzing Lethem's treatment of the themes of aggression, bullying, and violence, especially as they relate to the relationship between the Cordon and the community of Tinderwick.
Essay Topic 3
How would you describe the concept of "time averaging" as Journeyman thinks of it? What is the purpose and meaning of time averaging for Journeyman? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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