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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 say the woman who used to ride with him in the Blue Streak really wanted?

2. How does Quentin Maslow come to live in Tinderwick?

3. What does Journeyman finally ask Maddy directly in Chapter 43?

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

5. What does Maddy try to do when she visits the Blue Streak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jane and Lucius specialize in?

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

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

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

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

6. What do the Cordon people ask for during their meeting with Tinderwick in Part III?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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