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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 color cat was Slade?

2. What day of the week did the landlord's mother clean the apartment building where Erwin lived before he met Sarah?

3. How much older was Hazel's husband, Vikram, than she?

4. How many bathrooms did Albert Caldwell have in his house?

5. What color Land Cruiser did Jane Vornado drive in 1978?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the novel The Blizzard Party published, and how was it received?

2. What did Vikram Patel do for a living?

3. Who is Hazel Saltwater?

4. Why did Shahin tell Bo to avoid looking at Iran for profit, and where did he suggest Bo find profit instead?

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

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

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

8. In the present, how do most of Turk and Hazel's complications play out?

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

10. What was Turk's family history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Hazel does not think that her life is real. Why does Hazel not think that her life is real? What does she believe might be between her and her real life? Is Hazel able to confront reality?

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