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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. How does the Blue Streak look at night?

2. What phrase of Kormentz's keeps echoing in Journeyman's ears?

3. What does Maddy tell Journeyman that the Blue Streak is probably safer than?

4. What does Delia Limetree's son ask to do in Chapter 37?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Journeyman envious of Jane and Lucius?

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

7. 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?

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

9. When did Journeyman first realize Maddy was a better swimmer than he was, and why does he think of that in Part IV?

10. What do Jane and Lucius specialize in?

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 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 3

What is your understanding of the event called The Arrest? What do you think are some reasons Lethem keeps the causes and consequences of The Arrest so generally vague, and how does this vagueness affect the reader's experience of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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