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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. In Chapter 53, what is Kormentz using to keep his fire going?

3. What does Journeyman ask the woman in the library to do in Chapter 41?

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

5. Who is one of Tinderwick's main representatives at the meeting in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Journeyman tell Maddy in the section By the Time Maddy Went to Founder's Park that unsettles him?

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

5. What do Jane and Lucius specialize in?

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

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

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

9. What does Journeyman observe the two Cordon men doing who are camped out at the edge of Founder's Park in Part III?

10. What does Maddy do when she finally visits the Blue Streak in Founder's Park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ideas or themes do you think Lethem is trying to communicate to the reader through Todbaum's and Journeyman's discussion about dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories on pages 175 - 77? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of a storyteller is Journeyman? What kind of a storyteller is Todbaum? Why is the topic of storytelling important in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.

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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