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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. Who is one of Tinderwick's main representatives at the meeting in Chapter 37?
2. Where does Astur want to send Eke and Walt in Chapter 40?
3. Which of the following summarizes Todbaum's view of human nature?
4. In Chapter 36, what has Kormentz insisted on doing when Journeyman comes with deliveries?
5. What book is Todbaum particularly disdainful of in Chapter 44?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Cordon people ask for during their meeting with Tinderwick in Part III?
2. What does Journeyman observe the two Cordon men doing who are camped out at the edge of Founder's Park in Part III?
3. What are Maddy's plans for Eke and Walt that become clear in Part IV?
4. How does Journeyman feel when he first sets foot on Quarry Island in Part IV?
5. Why is Delia Limetree upset during the meeting with the Cordon in Part III?
6. What is Nowlin's plan in Part IV?
7. Why does Kormentz tell Journeyman to take all his writings with him in Part IV?
8. What do Jane and Lucius specialize in?
9. What does Maddy do when she finally visits the Blue Streak in Founder's Park?
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
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 2
Why are Tinderwick's residents so eager to listen to and gather around Todbaum and the Blue Streak when Todbaum first gets to town? 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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