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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. In Part 1, Chapter 3, who did Albert remember scratching his head while he watched dust devils?

2. Where did a plane that Lee Warshaw was flying on with his firm's executive suite go down?

3. How many bedrooms did the apartment have that Erwin bought in the Apelles?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how long did Bo think that the fish Erwin caught should marinate in a milk bath?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what type of hat was a woman named Marg wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sarah Saltwater consider about the tendency of people to speak the most on subjects they knew the least about?

2. When Hazel woke at the Montauk house, what did she see when she looked outside?

3. How did Hazel feel when she finally read The Blizzard Party?

4. What was Jane like when Sarah first met her?

5. Who is Hazel Saltwater?

6. How did Erwin feel after being on Bo's boat for five minutes?

7. How did Hazel hurt herself in Part 1, Chapter 7?

8. What did Sid Feeney throw over the balcony during the blizzard party?

9. What analogy is used to describe the trouble Albert had remembering things in Part 1, Chapter 3?

10. What did Erwin cook the night of the blizzard party, and what problem did he encounter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood The Blizzard Party what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

Edwin nearly gets hit by the cab that Albert is driving. How does Edwin react when the cab comes toward him? Why does he freeze? How do his phobias and fears affect how he reacts to the danger?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

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